Anyone up for space combats?

[pfischer]

After reading the very cool space combat thread from last year
http://burningwheel.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2868
I was thinking it would be cool with some space fights in the Arena (or is that only for BW?) - it's a great way to learn the firefight rules and to show off what they are really capable off.

Anyone up for that - and how do we go about it?

Per

[luke]

I'm up for it, but I am a bit busy. What scale did you have in mind?

[pfischer]

Not sure - you mean scale as in how many ships involved? If so, I was thinking dog fights perhaps.

If you mean time scale - dunno. I'm flexible, can do a post a day at least, more if needed. BUT I'm only learning to grasp the Firefight rules.

[luke]

What kind of a dog fight? What scenario were you thinking?

[pfischer]

I was thinking:
2 players. Each pick a stock ship from the book, burns up a character and perhaps mods the ship accordingly. Then they dream up a space scene together and try to take each other out using the Firefight rules.
It doesn't have to be neither balanced nor even - and the objective doesn't have to be to destroy the opponent. Escape, board or force the opponent to land may work just as well.

[cmoeller]

I'm not as busy as Luke, so let's you and I try a space fight, Per. Go ahead and open up a topic in the Arena and I'll burn up a commander and we can talk about ships. Feel free to email me with set-up ideas.

-Chris

[Asymptote]

That was awesome guys, can't wait for the rematch! I love the paper-scissors-rock feel that the scripting induces. Also the fluff was great to read :)

Lesson learned for me: steel tests are nasty. Good commanders need high steel! Makes sense really...