I want to make sure I'm doing structure and vehicle's right
So size is usually "but doesn't have to be determined by size of the main body in inches"
A tank with a size of 4 . Has an armor rating of what. 4d6?
How does it handle damage. If a roll of dice beats it's sum of armor it loses 1 size? Like a rocket rolling a 9 and the tank rolls an 8 it loses 1 size?
What If the single attack beats the defense more than once? A rpg rolls a 11. But the defense rolls a 5. Does it immediately take 2 size damage?
And with that is it possible to insta kill a structure if the rolls beat it multiple times. Like through over skill or over kill
Lastly am I right in assuming that the only real way to damage structures is to either use extremely heavy weapons like rockets and explosives or to have multiple units attack at same time.
Like 10 mini figs shooting space aKS is more effective than 10 taking turns shooting.
Am I doing this right? Any other pointers on the subject
Structures and vehicles how do
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Re: Structures and vehicles how do
Anywhere up to Structure Level 4 (Armor 4d10), but I usually put tanks at 3d10. (Tanks are the named example for Structure Level 3.)Kastrenzo wrote:A tank with a size of 4 . Has an armor rating of what. 4d6?
That's the basic way to do damage. There are more complicated ways to do it if enemies are targeting a specific component of trying to grind down the armor or something, but for normal damage that's correct.Kastrenzo wrote:How does it handle damage. If a roll of dice beats it's sum of armor it loses 1 size? Like a rocket rolling a 9 and the tank rolls an 8 it loses 1 size?
Armor can be decreased by size damage, so you roll it again for each new point of size damage. So you take eleven damage, roll five armor, that's one point of size damage. There's six damage left over, you roll armor again for four armor, that's a second point of size damage. And so forth.Kastrenzo wrote:What If the single attack beats the defense more than once? A rpg rolls a 11. But the defense rolls a 5. Does it immediately take 2 size damage?
Yes. No matter how powerful your structure, there's always a tiny chance that it can get taken out in one hit. Nothing is ever completely safe.Kastrenzo wrote:And with that is it possible to insta kill a structure if the rolls beat it multiple times. Like through over skill or over kill
Overskill, Bennies, and Momentum bonuses also help. But even one guy with a hatchet can bust his way in eventually by using Grinding Damage to weaken the armor over several turns.Kastrenzo wrote:Lastly am I right in assuming that the only real way to damage structures is to either use extremely heavy weapons like rockets and explosives or to have multiple units attack at same time.
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Re: Structures and vehicles how do
Kastrenzo wrote:So size is usually "but doesn't have to be determined by size of the main body in inches"
While the topic of vehicles is up, I wondered if I could get a quick clarification. Exactly what is the scope for measuring beyond a structures physical size for its structure level? I've always gone with just creative rounding, but I've seen people count a mecha's legs as part of the measurement. I'd always thought that if it is measured as part of the structure level, then it can't be a subcomponent, and therefore can't count as a propulsion device. If this is the case, then is any arbitrary measurement off the table? Or am I just making too many assumptions.
Don't underestimate multiple units, they'll dish out a surprising amount of damage.Kastrenzo wrote:or to have multiple units attack at same time.
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Officially, legs are not included. Unless your robot stores its power source in its feet, I shouldn't be able to decrease your power level by shooting your foot off.dilanski wrote:While the topic of vehicles is up, I wondered if I could get a quick clarification. Exactly what is the scope for measuring beyond a structures physical size for its structure level? I've always gone with just creative rounding, but I've seen people count a mecha's legs as part of the measurement. I'd always thought that if it is measured as part of the structure level, then it can't be a subcomponent, and therefore can't count as a propulsion device. If this is the case, then is any arbitrary measurement off the table? Or am I just making too many assumptions.
Unofficially, do whatever you want. If you feel like your robot is more powerful than its torso size would imply, then give it extra inches. Lots of people claim to have more inches than they really do, it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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