[PnP] Ship sanity check please
Burton Choinski
bchoinski at comcast.net
Sun Feb 17 03:56:37 CET 2008
Bwahahaha!
In the final phases of tweaking my shipwright program, still not happy
with the toughness/seaworthiness formulas. Did web searching and
found my old mailing list entries from 2001...nearly seven years
later, and the same group of players are dragging me back to ship
rules. :P
On Feb 16, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Burton Choinski wrote:
> All of the following ships generated with the use of the shipwright
> (new tweaked version attached). Would people care to go over them
> and see if the prices/performance look reasonable?<Shipwright 2.xls>
>
> Construction times (for a 10-man crew) is given after price.
> Obviously, a larger shipyard can devote more crews to large craft.
>
> Structure is ship AHP; Toughness is the armor. Seaworthiness is
> general ability to stay afloat in bad conditions. In combat terms,
> only Normal damage is scored if players attack ships. Any damage
> that exceeds toughness is inflicted on the structure. Once
> structure is gone the ship begins to founder. Players attacking the
> hull from the inside (scuttling) used 1/2 toughness.
>
> I still have to work up the larger merchant ships. As for Biremes
> and Triremes, they are so specialized as coast-hugging warships I'm
> not sure if I will work them up, but instead make reasonable ship
> sizes to match the Sea of tears crew ratings and make it so they can
> be used long-term.
>
>
>
>
> Canoe (10CC, 1d): A one-person wooden canoe, capable of holding the
> user and a tiny amount of cargo.
>
> Structure: 4 Seaworthiness: 6 Toughness: 3
> Crew: 1 paddler
> Cargo: 150#
>
> Under Oar: MR4 (in 3 phases), flank speed MR8 (in 5 phases).
> Strategic 5/4 hexes; Tactical 2.2 MPH.
> 9’ long, 2’ beam, 1’ draft, 1’
> freeboard -- 0.3t displacement
>
>
>
> Rowboat (20CC, 2d): A one-person, wide-stern rowboat often used for
> personal water transport or small-time fishermen.
>
> Structure: 7 Seaworthiness: 11 Toughness: 3
> Crew: 1 rower
> Cargo: 0.35 tons
>
> Under Oar: MR5 (in 4 phases), flank speed MR6 (in 4 phases).
> Strategic 1 hex; Tactical 1.6 MPH.
> 9’ long, 4’ beam, 1’ draft, 1’
> freeboard -- 0.75t displacement
>
>
>
> Jollyboat (60CC, 5d): A large boat built to carry multiple
> passengers from ship to shore, often carried by larger ocean going
> ships.
>
> Structure: 14 Seaworthiness: 22
> Toughness: 5
> Crew: 2 rowers
> Cargo: 1.55 tons
>
> Under Oar: MR4 (in 6 phases), flank speed MR7 (in 11 phases).
> Strategic 1 hex; Tactical 2.0 MPH.
> 14’ long, 6’ beam, 2’ draft, 2’
> freeboard -- 3t displacement
>
>
>
> Large Jollyboat (145CC, 12d): As for Jollyboat, but with greater
> capacity.
>
> Structure: 22 Seaworthiness: 22
> Toughness: 6
> Crew: 3 rowers
> Cargo: 4.25 tons
>
> Under Oar: MR4 (in 10 phases), flank speed MR8 (in 19 phases).
> Strategic 5/4 hex; Tactical 2.2 MPH.
> 18’ long, 8’ beam, 3’ draft, 2’
> freeboard -- 7.7t displacement
>
>
>
> Sailing Gig (55CC, 4d): A long, narrow boat designed to be sailed,
> but can be rowed if becalmed.
>
> Structure: 13 Seaworthiness: 17
> Toughness: 5
> Crew: 1 sailor
> Cargo: 1.45 tons
> Notes: 20sqf sail (1 mast)
>
> Under Oar: MR3 (in 9 phases), flank speed MR7 (in 18 phases).
> Strategic 1 hex; Tactical 2.0 MPH.
> Under Sail: MR8 (in 11 phases). Strategic 5/4 hex; Tactical 2.3 MPH.
> 15’ long, 5’ beam, 2’ draft, 2’
> freeboard -- 2.7t displacement
>
>
>
> River Barge (150CC, 11d): A flat-bottomed barge designed to be poled
> or paddled along a river or lake.
>
> Structure: 31 Seaworthiness: 12
> Toughness: 7
> Crew: 8 polemen
> Cargo: 8.7 tons
>
> Under Pole: MR2 (in 7 phases), flank speed MR4 (in 14 phases).
> Strategic 1/2 hex; Tactical 1.0 MPH.
> 20’ long, 10’ beam, 3’ draft, 2’
> freeboard -- 15.2t displacement
>
>
> Coastal Trader (1,410CC, 108d): These small merchant ships are
> commonly seen running along the coastal trade routes. They usually
> beach at night (double crew requirements otherwise).
>
> Structure: 40 Seaworthiness: 38
> Toughness: 6
> Crew: 6 sailors
> Cargo: 9.6 tons
> Notes: 180sqf sail (1 mast), Provision Lockers (400 man-days),
> Repair Stores (3), Anchor (1)
>
> Under Oar: MR3 (in 26 phases), flank speed MR6 (in 51 phases).
> Strategic 1 hex; Tactical 1.7 MPH.
> Under Sail: MR11 (in 15 phases). Strategic 7/4 hex; Tactical 3.1
> MPH.
> 30’ long, 12’ beam, 4’ draft, 2’
> freeboard -- 25.5t displacement
>
>
>
> On Feb 15, 2008, at 11:16 PM, Burton Choinski wrote:
>
>> Updated version, with steps and hopefully a bit more instructive.
>> <Shipwright 2.xls>
>>
>> Currently configured for a small rowboat.
>>
>> On Feb 7, 2008, at 10:27 PM, Scott Adams wrote:
>>
>>> At 07:49 PM 2/7/08, you wrote:
>>>> Scott, anyone? Looking for people to fool with my shipwright
>>>> program,
>>>> to see if you can generate reasonable ships with it. Keep in mind
>>>
>>> I'll check it out but won't be able till sat or sunday at
>>> earliest. Gotta do game pbem update and other stuff. Stay tuned..
>>>
>>>
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