... ups the ante and raises the challenge level for the players. With a higher challenge and rank should come more opportunities for awesome loot and treasure....
Let's say I have a Canosian with a movement of 3. The Canosian decides to do three moves, one as an action, one as a move action, and one as a Tumble. If the...
... It's essentially a penalty because while you postumously advance in rank results you don't get a similar advance in skills and gear to offset the now ...
I should be receiving my copy of BS plus GCW expansion in the mail soon. As I was reading stuff here though I saw several mentions of rule changes in the Pax...
it was only a minor errata. it was posted to the forum when pax was released in july. and i think there is a updated FAQ in the file section that has the...
Out of curiosity, how useful do people feel the ion bore is? When I was considering purchases for my character after the last mission, I thought it looked...
ion bores work really well when the whole crew has them. so this is a ideal weapon for the referee to equip the bad guys with if the heros a getting cocky and...
Ion Bore is best used as a group weapon. If several members of a crew have it, it can be devastating. It is particularly useful against huge hit point bags. ...
hmmm, i never thought about it as a group weapon. that's a great idea. maybe i can convince some other people to pick one up. but yeah, i suppose at low...
... mail ... of ... changes. ... if I ... away. ... I tried looking all through july and also in the files section as far as an errata updated through july...
i got this off of BBG(boardgame geek)sorry, if i said it was minor but with three 96 page books, i feel that it was only minor changes that happened. i have...
Has it occured to anyone here that the simple solution is to take Peaceful, get the +1 to your primary skill, and then initiate combats all the time to remove...
... You're going to deliberately take a useless special ability (since you'll lose that skill bonus every time you play) just to avoid getting promoted,...
... take ... combats ... be ... getting ... abilities, ... LOL, i just think its not something players should have to worry about, its something the referee...
as a ref and if I had that problem I would just put a bounty on the tough guys head and next mission just gang up on the guy and kill him sooner or later he...
This thread has been informative. The balance built into the Battlestations rank system is based on the theory that players want a reasonable challenge and...
Thanks for some of these very interesting (:P) general oppinions about this topic. Would it then be possible to now maybe discuss what I originally asked?...
... so they could enjoy the fruits of their other rewards that aren't rank-based (skills, equipments, upgrades). Or someone feels miffed about something like...
... (sp) fighter so you can carry around 2 and shoot them both in a phase. Better yet, take only one but with a Turbo Power Pack. Comes you 200 Cr. cheaper and...
Again, some of these questions may tell player's more about the missions SETI and INFESTATION than they maybe like to know. If you still like to play these...
... more space....... ... only five? :P ... I didn't allowed the use of boarding missile, since the Hive is on the surface of a planet (a Factory right beside...
... getting ... abilities, ... Rich, Allow me to get the facts straight, so there is no further confusion. First of all, contrary to your assessment, I have...
Ok, firing a ship's cannon: 1.) Combat Skill vs. distance + speed a.) success- Hit! b.) failure- Miss! 2.) Determine Hit Allocation- roll 2d6 and consult...
