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5.16 The Lyran Democratic Republic (D)
The Lyran Democratic Republic (LDR) was an offshoot of the Lyran Empire (a county gone independent), but was
destroyed by the Andromedans. They never had very many ships, and none survived to the present day. Nonetheless,
they are included in STAR FLEET WARLORD as a tri-video simulation of what might have happened had they survived.
The list of LDR ships is very small, but those which they do have are incredibly good at defense. This is because
they possess both the ESG used by the Lyrans and the gatling phasers favored by Hydran ships. LDR ships also carry
casual PFs in much the same way as Lyrans do.
The combination of ESGs and gatling phasers is particularly good when defending a fixed point such as a site.
Any LDR ship which defends a site gains a 25% bonus to its DF (this is not the same as aegis, and the two bonuses are
cumulative). Hit points are not increased. This makes the ships of the LDR the perfect choice for defending your empire.
LDR ships are similar to Lyrans for purposes of combat tactics. They favor the overrun attack as Lyrans do, but
instead of in & out defenses, they prefer the counterattack provided by the overrun. Tactics to avoid are the same as for
Lyrans-oblique attacks and retrograde defenses.
5.17 The Seltorian Tribunal (S)
In Y182 a group of Seltorians arrived in our galaxy in pursuit of the Tholians (who were not native to the Milky
Way). After a brief attempt to eradicate the Tholians, the Seltorians were counterattacked and wiped out.
Seltorians are insect creatures which were originally employed by the Tholians as ground troops. To this end, all
of their ships are designed around ground combat, much like the Gorns are. Almost all Seltorian ships possess the "T"
variant letter. Most also carry commandos, making them very effective when attacking fortified positions.
Seltorian ships are also armed with web breakers (WBs), the quantity of which is shown on a column of the SFW
Ship List. Web breakers were originally used to attack Tholians hiding behind webs, but have another use in damaging the
shields of enemy ships. However, they cannot cause any other damage.
This effect is resolved as follows. During each round of any battle, the number of Web Breakers on your side is
summed, multiplied by two, and divided by the number of ships on the other side, rounding fractions of 0.5 or more up,
otherwise rounding down. This is the number of points of damage which are automatically subtracted from each enemy
ship's shields! This is applied every round that the enemy forces have shields, although Andromedan ships are immune
(and will not count as part of the enemy fleet).
Seltorian ships which are crippled will not be able to use their Web Breakers until repaired.
For example, let us say that a Seltorian BCH is attacking three frigates. The BCH has a Web Breaker total of 3,
which multiplied by 2 is 6, and divided by the number of defenders (3) yields 2. Two points are subtracted from each of the
defenders' shields before any damage is calculated on the first round of battle! This is then repeated each round as
necessary. See Chapter Eight for more details on combat.
Seltorians prefer the rapid firing provided by the Mizia attack tactic, since their primary weapon (the particle
cannon) can fire twice as often as any other heavy weapon in SFB. When defending, they tend to use an in & out tactic to
make use of their commandos. Seltorians should avoid overruns, both when attacking and defending, as their particle
cannons are not particularly powerful up close.
The Seltorians are available for general purchase. You can declare them as a primary race, and can buy them
when they become available (although their first ship does not appear until Y182, meaning they will show up only late in
the game or during “timeshift” variants). There is no longer a “Seltorian Tribunal” NPC race. Note that the Hive Ship is
now a specialty ship!
5.18 Civilian Ships (C)
The Galactic Council produces a few ship designs, most of them civilian types such as auxiliary carriers and free
traders. These ships are not very impressive in combat, but the advantage is they are always available to you. Regardless
of your primary race settings, you can always buy civilian ships.
Here is a capsule description of some of the special ships provided by the Council:
Design Type Description
Warp Gates (WG, WGO,
WGB)
The basic Warp Gate and its obsolete and battle variant. Ships you buy can be delivered
to Warp Gates instead of your Home Office. See Chapter Four.
Monitor (MON) A slow defensive ship. Generic, but comes in defense mission instead of battle mission.
Very useful for guarding Warp Gates.
Fleet Repair Dock (FRD) A slow repair ship with a huge repair capacity (50). The only unit in the game capable of
providing a speed refit to a ship (see Chapter Six).
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