[Spaceships] (Short-range) Jump Drives in Tactical Combat

vicky_molokh · 01-11-2011, 01:27 PM

Greetings, all!

In my upcoming campaign, one of the ships has a unique Jump Drive that is capable of short-range teleportation in combat. It's rather random (roll 1d for direction and 1d×5 +1d for distance in hexes). However, what I have trouble with is using it for its main purpose - defense, since normally piloting and navigation tasks are resolved in the beginning of a turn, while shooting/hitting and movement are resolved closer to the end. It is quite obvious that the drive allows the ship to totally avoid a missile/shell if it takes more than a turn to reach it. However, what about defending against beam weapons? Should it be some sort of extra Dodge roll based on Electronics Operation (MT)? A Navigation vs. Artillery (Missiles) Quick Contest? Something else?

Thanks in advance!

Diomedes · 01-11-2011, 01:39 PM

I'd make it a dodge roll based on Navigation (Hyperspace) or whatever FTL skill you use for normal operation, but with the limitation that you can only use it once per turn.

BlackLiger · 01-11-2011, 05:10 PM

Use it to impose a penalty on the beam weapon's controller. After all, it's like any other manoeuvring a spaceship will do in the turn time, really. You've gotta predict where it will end up. It's merely more random.

How big an area of space is 1 hex for you? 1 light second? 0.1 light seconds? 0.01 light seconds?

01-11-2011, 01:27 PM	#1
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	[Spaceships] (Short-range) Jump Drives in Tactical Combat Greetings, all! In my upcoming campaign, one of the ships has a unique Jump Drive that is capable of short-range teleportation in combat. It's rather random (roll 1d for direction and 1d×5 +1d for distance in hexes). However, what I have trouble with is using it for its main purpose - defense, since normally piloting and navigation tasks are resolved in the beginning of a turn, while shooting/hitting and movement are resolved closer to the end. It is quite obvious that the drive allows the ship to totally avoid a missile/shell if it takes more than a turn to reach it. However, what about defending against beam weapons? Should it be some sort of extra Dodge roll based on Electronics Operation (MT)? A Navigation vs. Artillery (Missiles) Quick Contest? Something else? Thanks in advance! __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper

01-11-2011, 01:39 PM	#2
Diomedes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas, TX	Re: [Spaceships] (Short-range) Jump Drives in Tactical Combat I'd make it a dodge roll based on Navigation (Hyperspace) or whatever FTL skill you use for normal operation, but with the limitation that you can only use it once per turn.

01-11-2011, 05:10 PM	#3
BlackLiger Join Date: Jun 2010	Re: [Spaceships] (Short-range) Jump Drives in Tactical Combat Use it to impose a penalty on the beam weapon's controller. After all, it's like any other manoeuvring a spaceship will do in the turn time, really. You've gotta predict where it will end up. It's merely more random. How big an area of space is 1 hex for you? 1 light second? 0.1 light seconds? 0.01 light seconds? __________________ In the name of Kane #Gurps IRC channel, irc.sorcery.net #gurps