Star's Reach Q&A

[hamilton]

I was finally able to read through the rules last night and I've got some questions and spotted some typos/discrepancies.
I thought I'd create this thread so others can chime in with their questions as well and Harry can give some official answers.

01. Roles - Battleline - does it stil receive +2 DC? No data cards with the role reflect this.

02. Roles - RDF - does the extra turn apply at all (such as may do a 2-hex turn once per movement phase), or is it not used with inertialess/MPs?

03. Roles - Defender - does the double regen apply after limiting regen to 2x size class, or not used at all (there were no Defenders in the data cards to check)?

04. Weapons - Linked Weapon Systems - the nomenclature mentioned in the rules differs from that implemented on the data cards. Also, how do LWS interact with hardpoint limits? Per the rules, the weapon itself is a 2L/3L/4L with a number of 1. If the ship is size class 3, can it have a quad-linked weapon? Can it have just one, or could it then take up to 3 4L turrets? Can a size 1 have a 2L (the data cards do)? Can a hardpoint have just one LWS, or could I for example put 2x2L on a size 4/5 hardpoint?
What I'm really getting at is this - is the size-based weapon limit for the hardpoint applied to the total number of weapons, e.g. a 4L counts as 4 weapons towards the limit, or is the limit based on turrets, e.g. a 4L counts as 1 so a size 3 could have 3x2L/3L/4L if it chooses?
Also, if the rules nomenclature is correct vs the data card, does this mean a single crit on a LWS takes the entire LWS out for the rest of the game (unless we can do 2x2L on a size 4+ as asked above)?

I guess the LWS is just a little unclear to me, so some more detail would be welcome.

05. Fighters - since this is based off core rules, fighters are range-limited by broadcast power (12/24) and not independent like MvM, correct?

06. Data Cards - Thermopylae - discrepancy as noted on its LWS. The nomenclature per the rules should be '2L Proton Accelerator' under WEAPONS and 1 under Num. Also, the Proton Accelerator is not compact, so this goes along with question 4 about how the size 1 ship can have 2L?

07. Data Cards - Republic - no damage control bonus listed for Battleline role? Just confirming question

08. Data Cards - Senator Thalmus - like Thermopylae, has a 2L turret on a size 1 and nomenclature that differs from stated rules.

09. Data Cards - Empire's Hand - no damage control bonus listed for Battleline role?

10. Data Cards - People's Justice - no damage control bonus listed for Battleline role?

11. Data Cards - Emperor's Might - no damage control bonus listed for Battleline role?

12. Data Cards - Zergling - listed as DDF instead of DDR.

13. Bridge/Engine Crits - these just leave the ship sitting motionless, unable to spend MPs?


Overall, I love the new rules. Spinal mounts are going to be extremely fun. Can't wait to get this to the table!

[toaster]

Good to see this finally here. I spotted those typos and also;

"Linked weapons weigh as much as the total number of weapons, plus 1 turret cost. So a 3L Hvy Laser weighs the same as 3 separate heavy lasers but only pays for the turret once."
Given that turrets in the basic rules pay a fixed amount based on armour and arcs irrespective of number or type of weapons, what does this mean?

And the 10% bonus to tonnage limit for Trazari seems to have been applied to the designs with multiple weights and or classes/sizes but inconsistently across the designs so were left unsure what the cost/size is. As written in the faction bonus section I would assume it means that the total tonnage that the Trazari bring to the fight would be 10% higher but as applied in the ship sheets it also seems that each ship is 10% lighter than designed and that this is pushing ships into the class or size band 10% lower on the design table.

Also the heavy Proton Accelerators have been given the Proton Accelerator stat line in the human designs.

Robert

[TheDreadnought]

OK, we'll get this stuff sorted out.

1. Yes. Battleline ships receive +2 DC

2. Yes, RDF ships may do a 2 hex turn once per movement phase.

3. The Defender role is not used in the Star's Reach setting. Ships equipped with Star's Reach technology cannot take the defender role.

4. Linked weapons are subject to the normal hard point limits as if they were non-linked weapons. The only difference is that they are treated as a single weapon for shooting and damage control purposes.

5. Fighters are subject to power broadcast limits.

6. Star's Reach size 1 ships may carry 2 weapons.

7 - 11. Previously answered

12. Typo

13. Yes, Bridge/Engine criticals prevent the ship from spending any MP. Bridge hits have their other effect as normal.

[TheDreadnought]

Robert: Honestly I've forgotten what the original design intent was there. It's been so long, and a tragic email purge at my company deleted some of our early discussion notes. I do know that the ships were playtested as is. Since it's just a Trazari-only special rule, I'd say for now let's go with they get 10% more tonnage on the table, of the existing designs in the book. That may have been the intent in any case, and I'm pretty sure its what it was playtested with.

[hamilton]

Thanks Dread - the answers were pretty much as expected except for #6. Does this apply to all hardpoints on size 1 ships, or just the single allowed belly turret? I ask because the only examples that exceed the size limit in the cards are both belly turrets.

[TheDreadnought]

We can limit it to belly turrets.

[toaster]

Thanks Dread, I'll try and find time to redo my play test builder and send you a copy.

Robert

[kjncindy]

Will there be a ship design spreadsheet for Star's Reach like there has been for the Core Rules and Man vs. Machine?

[fluorophil]

I was thinking about asking that same question...

[kenh01]

As soon as I have time to make it.

Ken

[fluorophil]

That's awesome, Ken! As long as it's in the pipeline...I don't mind how long it takes - You sir, are an absolute Excel wizard!

[kjncindy]

Excellent, Ken. Thank you! You do great work so well worth the wait!

From a fellow Ken.

[kealios]

I'd absolutely love an updated Excel sheet as well...although I must admit, I'll be a little sad to lose the custom template I put into the Excel sheet I have. I made them a bit more compact and put some mior piddly graphics to make things jump off the page. Unless someone with better coding skills than I wants to take a look at making them more accessible to the masses?

[admiralgrafspee]

Ken,

What are the odds of getting one sheet with both supplements mixed with the original? ;-)

[kealios]

Yes, putting the new supplements into I've spreadsheet, instead of constantly adding new ones, would be really welcome.

[garydee]

Sorry for the thread necromancy but I didn't see the point to making a new one. I have a few questions.

1) It says that the Missile ASGM for the Koreth does 3 shield damage. That's an error, correct?
2) Still no Excel sheet for this setting?