Re: Narrator Guide Eratta and questions
I'll try to tackle those subjecs Don hasn't covered yet...
Originally posted by Ensign Deconn
Is there a Narrator Guide Eratta page out there. I ran into a couple of oddities.
It's int he works, trust me.
I also have these questions regarding the Starship Operatrions chapter:
* Why is it harder to transfer power to a system with a higher reliabilty code (TN10 + the code)? Wouldn't you think it would be easier if the technology is more advanced?
Not necessarily. "More advanced" often equates to "more complex", in which case it would be harder to divert resources from one place to another.
* Why is the system that power is being diverted from be damaged? Can't you just said system off? This makes no sense.
Actually, it makes sense within the abstract system as laid out for starship combat. With no need for power allocation, there is no mechanic to simulate a system being "shut down", thus the system takes a level of damage.
* When scanning a vessel, why would the TN go up by five? This makes no sense either.
This simulates, as the text states, intesifyign the focus of the sensors to analyze the condition of the other ship as opposed to taking a general sensor reading of the area or object itself.
Hope that helps...
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