[pnpgm] Game Update #9 - File #112 - Z'leyra pays ship Fares

John Stowman johnstowman at gmail.com
Sat May 23 05:27:09 CEST 2009


OOC Continued:  In thinking more about the doge and cover issue I think I
both agree and disagree.

 While I'm not sure what the effect would be on dodging.  The people I have
seen who are proficient at working in the rigging move pretty well but I'm
not sure what it would be like if the were trying to dodge something, but
they do have cover a mast is bigger than a telephone pole and if you were
standing behind a telephone pole you would have pretty good cover .  That
said I think of the photos of civil war sniper who had excellent cover and
was a probably a better shot than most of those shooting at him but while he
may have fired a dozen shots he was fired on several hundred times and hit
once.  So he may have hit half of his targets but he may have been the only
target for a battalion and they only had to hit him once.

 In terms of game mechanics while the GM may asses a penalty (though I think
it would be difficult because of historical precedent) for being in the
rigging but even if he did it would probably be worth it since from that
location he could hit targets such as a captain or pilot (which could change
the outcome of the battle).  These targets would have to much cover
otherwise.  There cover would include the side of the ship those lining the
railings those firing volley fire (ie indirect fire) as well as masts
rigging ships wheel etc. each of these layers of cover would effectively
double or possibly even quadruple the range there is also a -5 modifier for
firring from above.

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 5:52 PM, John Stowman <johnstowman at gmail.com> wrote:

> OOC:  You do know that the normal place that archers were placed during the
> age of sailing ships was in the rigging.  They were a target but it was also
> the best place for a sharpshooter to pick off the high value targets during
> ship broadsides.  During the early days of black powder guns the long bow
> was much more accurate and so the best archer (long bowman in the case of
> the English) got the job as late as I believe the 1700s.  He would be a
> sitting duck but there may be ways to modify that.
>
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Schnockel <dasandersx at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>>  Kiet says, "Rigging is far too 'loose' for archery...it's a poor
>> stability platform...plus it makes the man on it a sitting duck.  He can be
>> easily picked off as he cannot dodge at all."
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>  *From:* John Stowman <johnstowman at gmail.com>
>> *To:* Mark <love_to_travel_mark at yahoo.com>
>> *Cc:* PBEM List <pnpgm at abroere.xs4all.nl>
>> *Sent:* Friday, May 22, 2009 12:03 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [pnpgm] Game Update #9 - File #112 - Z'leyra pays ship
>> Fares
>>
>> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Mark <love_to_travel_mark at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>
>>    Kell also looks the ship over for defenses, and discusses this with
>>> whoever else cares to discuss it.
>>
>>
>> Will looks the length of the ship and up to the rigging and says " having
>> an archer or two in the rigging would be a start"
>>
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