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I N T E RC E P TO R RV L E S
Initiative Rules
(These rules modify slightly what is in the 2nd Ed Interceptor rules.)
Roll 1d10 per unit (fighter, corvette, installation, etc)
for initiative. Subtract one-half the unit’s piloting
familiarity bonus, the Pilot’s Piloting Skill and add
any Damage or Equipment modifiers.
1d10+(Skill+Fam Bonus)/2+Modifiers-Damage
Unis move in sequence from highest initiative
number to the lowest. Ties are re-rolled once; if the
units tie once again (including all modifiers) then
they move simultaneously. Each player secretly
records where their units will end up, then each
moves their fighter at the same time. At any time
during movement, a unit of a lower initiative ranking
(ie lower initiative number) may declare it wishes
“seize the initiative.” That unit then immediately
moves, after which the regular sequence continues.
Note that during a “seized” movement, the initiative
can be seized again by another lower ranked unit.
A unit can only move once per turn; ie, seizing the
initiative does not grant the ability to move twice.
Ships may no longer fire at any point in the turn,
they must fire during their movement. This is where
‘seizing the initiative’ comes into play most often. A
ship can no longer automatically declare itself to go
after another if persuing, see below.All other rules
remain the same.
Pursuit Rule
During a dogfight, pilots often get into the position
of advantage of being in their target’s cone of
vulnerability, giving them the edge not only of
greater damage possibilities, but also of the potential
to “tail” them, reacting to their maneuvers and
staying right on their six. In game terms, this means
that under certain circumstances, a Pilot may attempt
to pursue and move after a target with a lower
Initiative Number.
In order to declare a pursual, the target fighter must
be in the attacker’s front deflection arc, while the
attacking fighter must be in the defender’s aft or
line astern deflection arcs. (See below for deflection
arcs)
The Pursuit roll is a piloting roll, modified by
three things: the pilot qualities of both aviators, the
difference between initiative ranks and any damage
modifiers. The roll looks like this: (where A =
Attacker, T = Target)
1d10 vs
A Pilot Skill-(T Pilot Skill-A Pilot
Skill)-(A Init-T Init)
So, for example, if an init rank 8 Spiculum (Pilot
6) was attempting to trail an init rank 5 Penetrator
(Pilot 4), the roll would be: 1d10 vs (6 - (4-6) - (8-5)
) = (6 - -2 - 3) or 1d10 vs 5. Good luck!
Thrust Reversers
All fighter craft are equipped with thrust reversers.
These permit the fighter to decelerate without having
to turn completely around. Thrust reversers are not
as effective or as efficient a method for deceleration
as using the main thrusters, but they are often far
more convenient to use. (If turning around was the
only way to decelerate, carrier landings would be
near- well impossible!)
The amount of velocity gained or lost by a thrusting
depends on the ships heading versus its facing, as
determined on the table below.
FACING ACCEL DECC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
1
2
NONE
2
2
2
2
2
2
NONE
2
1
1
The net effect (or difference) is to make more
skilled/experienced pilots (or those with better stats,
if using the RPG) even more effective in combat in
their ability to react quicker.
With this rule, once behind an enemy interceptor,
a pilot may be able to stick there and prevent a
counterattack... Pilots advise to check six for a
reason!
VIII