Hellbore Vs. Drones

Sir Drake · Post by **Sir Drake** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:07 am

In the Distant Kingdoms rule book I noticed some thing about the Chart 4K4 hellbore combat table the last two colums are : Damage to Drones/Shuttles and overload vs drones/Shuttles. My question is the "s" at the end of the word drone a plural meaning or possesive? Can a hellbore fire at more than one drone in a stack or not? I don't think so, but as a Kzinti going up against a hellbore fleet I need to know so I don't step on my tail

DNordeen · Post by **DNordeen** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:55 pm

They can only fire at one drone or shuttle. The "s" is just proper grammar for the abbreviated sentence...If the full sentence was shown it would be "The hellbore causes this much damage when used against drones and shuttles."

It's not proper grammar to say "The hellbore causes this much damage when used against drone and shuttle."

mjwest · Post by **mjwest** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:25 pm

That is correct. You can only fire a given weapon at a single target.

Sir Drake · Post by **Sir Drake** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:16 am

THanks,
That is what I thought and what I was hoping just wanted to be doubly sure.

PallidaMors · Post by **PallidaMors** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:03 am

Great Question, my esteemed opponent.

(the game master for the federtaion campaign runs the Hydrans) and Sir Drake and I are going to fight next week

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:01 pm

You mean the federation player is palying the hydrans

I never thought they were allied to that degree.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:31 pm

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:18 pm

The Federation and Hydrans were allies, but they weren't best buds like the feds and the gorn because the hydran and the feds don't share a border. But they're beign united by a common palyer

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:30 pm

Try playing Federation and Empire sometime. The usual way to play is for one player to play the Hydrans... then when they are driven off map just as the Federation enters the war - the same player plays both the Feds and the Hydrans.

Same with the Kzinti / Gorn. One player starts as the Kzinti and then plays the Gorn when they enter the war.

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:51 pm

Is F and E a stand Alone game?

PallidaMors · Post by **PallidaMors** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:06 pm

no a different player commands the federation. the federtaion, tse, klingons, lyrans, gorns and orions are all commanded by 'human' players the rest of the races are NPC's and controlled by the game master..... and really i should have kep any references to the federtaion campaign on the federation campaign thread....

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pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:15 pm

But there were so many good matches in that campaign, and a lot of them involed the Federation.

PallidaMors · Post by **PallidaMors** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:21 pm

yes I agree, the campaign is not done and the matches that happened are still relevant. the campaign continues.

I think I will post the current races, alliances...ect on the main fed campaign thread.

thanks!!

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:45 pm

pinecone wrote:Is F and E a stand Alone game?

Yes, Federation and Empire is the strategic game of the Star Fleet Universe.

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:38 pm

I know, but it looks like it might need another product to resolve battles.

Thanks

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