01-20-2020, 08:17 PM | #1 |
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[SS] Senses vs Sensor Rolls
Given a PC with an offbeat Detect*, for which they have 8 levels of Acute Sense, when they're flying around in their starfighter, should I just treat them as having a personal Sensor Array of level 8 (Spaceships 1, p44-5)?
* Based on this post. Gravitational Sense: Detect (Matter; Analyzing, +100%; Based on Per, +20%; Cosmic, Not restricted to a specific type of matter, +50%; Countermeasures, Technological, Blocking and Disrupting, -10%; Precise, +100%; Reflexive, +40%); plus Acute Sense (Detect Matter) 8 [136].
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01-21-2020, 02:30 PM | #2 |
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Re: [SS] Senses vs Sensor Rolls
That seems reasonable, though I would add some kind of increased arc to it.
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Auto-detect in an instant: > Large Magellanic Cloud: Time Spent (instant) -10, SM +121 (+119 for dimension 4,000 pc, +2 for spherical), range -125 (48,500 pc), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +28 > Andromeda Galaxy: Time Spent (instant) -10, SM +126 (+126 for dimension 67,000 pc, +0 for non-spherical), range -133 (780,000 pc), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +25 > Moon: Time Spent (instant) -10, SM +40 (+38 for dimension 2,158 mi, +2 for spherical), range -50, Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +22 > Sun: Time Spent (instant) -10, SM +56 (+54 for dimension 865,370 mi, +2 for spherical), range 1 AU -65, Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +23 > Venus: Time Spent (instant) -10, SM +44 (+42 for dimension 7,520 mi, +2 for spherical), range -62 to -67 (0.28 to 1.72 AU), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +22 to +17 > Jupiter: Time Spent (instant) -10, SM +50 (+48 for dimension 86,880 mi, +2 for spherical), range -69 (~5 AU), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +13 > Saturn: Time Spent (instant) -10, SM +50 (+48 for dimension 72,367 mi, +2 for spherical), range -71 (~9.5 AU), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +11 > International Space Station: Time Spent (instant) -10, SM +11 (+11 for dimension 120 y, +0 for non-spherical), range -33 (250 mi when directly overhead), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +10 Auto-detect after a short time looking: > Mars: Time Spent (6 seconds) -7, SM +42 (+40 for dimension 4,212 mi, +2 for spherical), range -64 to -69 (0.52 to 2.52 AU), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +15 to +10 > Mercury: Time Spent (6 seconds) -7, SM +41 (+39 for dimension 3031 mi, +2 for spherical), range -64 to -66 (0.7 to 1.3 AU), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +12 to +10 > Uranus: Time Spent (6 seconds) -7, SM +48 (+46 for dimension 31,518 mi, +2 for spherical), range -73 (~20 AU), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +10 > Neptune: Time Spent (8 seconds) -6, SM +48 (+46 for dimension 30,599 mi, +2 for spherical), range -74 (~30 AU), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +10 > Ceres: Time Spent (20 seconds) +0, SM +37 (+35 for dimension 587 mi, +2 for spherical), range -67 to -69 (1.77 to 3.77 AU), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +12 to +10 > Pluto: Time Spent (5 minutes) +4, SM +39 (+37 for dimension 1,476 mi, +2 for spherical), range -75 (~40 AU), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +10 Might or might not detect, even with max time-bonus: > VY Canis Majoris: Time Spent (10 minutes) +5, SM +74 (+72 for dimension 13.2 AU, +2 for spherical), range -116 (1,170 pc), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +5 > Sirius A: Time Spent (10 minutes) +5, SM +56 (+54 for dimension 740,000 mi, +2 for spherical), range -100 (2.64 pc), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +3 > Deneb: Time Spent (10 minutes) +5, SM +69 (+67 for dimension 1.88 AU, +2 for spherical), range -115 (800 pc), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +1 > Alpha Centauri A: Time Spent (10 minutes) +5, SM +51 (+49 for dimension 133,315 mi, +2 for spherical), range -98 (1.34 pc), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total +0 Auto non-detect, too far/small to see: > Milky Way's central black hole: Time Spent (10 minutes) +5, SM +62 (+60 for dimension 0.15 AU, +2 for spherical), range -121 (8,000 pc), Acute Sense +8, In Plain Sight +10, Silhouetted Against Deep Space +24 = Total -12
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01-22-2020, 02:56 PM | #7 |
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Re: [SS] Senses vs Sensor Rolls
I'll assume you have the right numbers for SM and distance,I dont think you add the +10 in plain sight and +24 silhouetted together.I think the one is just a high contrast version of the other.
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01-22-2020, 03:26 PM | #9 |
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Re: [SS] Senses vs Sensor Rolls
Then everything looks good to me.
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01-27-2020, 04:31 PM | #10 |
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Re: [SS] Senses vs Sensor Rolls
Venus should be +14 to +9. At least, that's what the modifiers add up to. Maybe you added the +8 for Acute Sense twice?
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