Why "Torpedoes"?

[garhkal]

Strange you say "You like simplicity", with all the rules mods, add ons and the like, you keep coming up with.
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[CRMcNeill]

There’s a time and a place for everything. Complex is fine for character builds and such, but not so much when it comes to a fast-paced combat scene. It needs to be simple enough for the GM and the players to keep track of without overloading them with work. Now, if you wanted to, say, come up with a way to factor speed into evasiveness so that it boils down to a single, aggregate dice roll, then sure, but having to track SUs moves for every missile and torpedo in flight, in addition to all the ships involved, then I’m not interested.
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The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index

[FVBonura]

I figured if someone is doing a deep dive on the topic, this additional thread might be helpful to this discussion.


Concussion Missiles - What a Mess
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[Yora]

I long had this idea that missiles are agile enough to chase starfighters, while torpedoes are not.
But I don't think that's ever supported by any sources.
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