First, been here before, but don't think I spent the time to really read what was there. Your site just went into my bookmarks.

Second, I was drawn into your Dirtside stuff. Haven't played in forever, but really like your scenarios. Good stuff. Makes me want to break out the minis and shoot at things again... hhmm, time this weekend.

Third, the scenarios for Starmada look pretty straight forward.

I like the Asteroid base one. That is a fun, and challenging, idea that spices up the standard defensive engagement or asteroid situation.

The slaver one is nice in that it provides a tactical/starmada value reason to have the Passengers equipment in a battl.e

Barbarians at the gate would be a nice experiment. With the point system in Starmada being so reliable, I think it likely that the barbarians will have the upper hand. Could be wrong, though.

I'd love to if Peoria wasn't just a long darn drive! 
-Bren

Definitely why we should have a MJ12con!

PLEASE don't call it that.

Yeeeeeesss?

Ah.  No worries -- I do that all the time.

Added two more, and adjusted the balance of forces in the Barbarians scenario a bit.

Added a scenario involving a black hole on the map:

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Black Hole Skirmish

Two even forces engage each other in the darkest reaches of space, only to find that they have come within the extreme gravitational field of a black hole.  The black hole marker is placed in the dead center of the hex map, and all ships are affected by its presence.

Ships are affected at the end of their movement, sliding towards the black hole in the straightest line possible.  No facing change is forced upon them, but the ships' final positions are adjusted as follows, based on how far they are from the anomaly:

Distance from the black hole:.....................................Forced movement:
5 hexes or less  ...............................................................3 hexes
6 to 10 hexes  .................................................................2 hexes
11+ hexes ......................................................................1 hexes

Any ship that crosses the space occupied by the black hole is instantly destroyed. 

Any ship that passes through the hexes immediately adjacent to the black hole takes 1 point of Hull damage and an additional point of damage rolled against their damage chart, due to the severe gravitational eddies present. 

Fighters, Battle Satellites, and Drones are similarly affected, both in movement and damage;  if a Fighter or Drone flight passes through the one-hex radius surrounding a black hole, roll a single d6 to see how many craft were destroyed, while if a Battle Sattelite passes through, it is simply destroyed.

Special conditions:  Some weapons and equipment will not function properly (or at all) in a black hole's high-gravity field.  Possible effects include:

• Long-range penalities are increased from -1 to -2.
• TDAR systems only lock on a 6.
• Long-Range Sensors and Electronic Warfare Systems are ineffective.
• The black hole blocks line of sight.

Normal victory conditions for a skirmish battle still apply.

A vast object has been picked up on sensors approaching one of your race's major colonies. Your ship is the only ship in the area able to respond before the object reaches the colony and its millions of inhabitants. Approaching the object, you must identify its weaknesses and destroy it before it arrives at the colony.

Set-Up:
This scenario uses several non-floating maps.

Your Forces:
One major colony planet set up in the center of a map.
One or more ships set up within one hex of the planet. Up to 500 ComRat
You will want some Science Labs to determine the weaknesses of the intruder.

The Intruder:
Position: 100 hexes in a straight line from the planet in any direction of your choice.
Hull: 30, Speed: 6
Alien weapon [8/16/24, 3+ 2/2/2, Kinetic, Range Based Damage]
ABCDEF
The intruder has no shields and does not have a damage track. Every hit on the intruder will destroy one hull. There is no way to slow the intruder; it remains at speed 6 until destroyed. The intruder has the equivalent of Organic Hull in that every turn during the end phase, it can repair a hull hit on a die roll of 5-6. The intruder will fire every turn at the object closest to it. In the event that two or more objects are equally close, use dice to randomly choose between them. The intruder will move in a straight line towards the planet every turn.

Conditions:
You may not fire upon the intruder until you have determined its weaknesses. Any damage scored on the intruder before this is determined is ignored. To determine the intruder's weaknesses you must gather 50 Science Points by moving one or more ships equipped with Science Labs near the intruder as determined by the chart below.

Range        Science Points
1 – 5        6
6 – 10        3
11 – 15    2
16 – 20    1
21 +        0

Each Science Lab onboard will gain the listed points during the end phase of each turn. For example a ship with five Science Labs ends the turn at a distance of 12 hexes from the intruder. This ship will generate 10 Science Points. Once you have accumulate the requisite Science Points you may attack the intruder utilizing the insights you have gained and damage it as normal.

Victory Conditions:
If the intruder gets within firing range of the planet, you lose. If you destroy it first, you win. Black and White, no grey areas.

I would like to see several interconnected scenarios, something like the Captain's campaign from SFB. You play a series of scenarios with the same forces. If you lose a ship in scenario 1 (say an expendable Science ship) it isn't there for scenario 2. Gives you a reason to conserve your ships and not do suicide charges.

A convoy carrying vital medical supplies for the colony of Cestus IV is under attack. The outgunned escort must insure that the valuable cargo makes it through.

Your Forces:
10 Long-Haul II class freighters
1 Warship up to 250 ComRat

Enemy Forces:
One or more ship of up to 500 ComRat total.

Set-Up:
This scenario uses one, non-floating map. Place the freighters in the center of the map. No two freighters may be in the same hex and each freighter must be within two hexes of at least one other freighter. All freighters have the same facing. Your warship sets up within two hexes of any freighter. The enemy forces set up last and can be on any map edge hex of their choice but must be on the same map edge.

Victory Conditions:
Standard victory points. In addition you score victory points for each freighter that succesfully exits the map as if you destroyed the freighter.

Ship Designs:

Long Haul II Class Freighter of the Imperial Merchant Marine   ( 32 )
Mass: 183 KmT, Crew: 405, TL:   E:0  W:0  S:0  Q:0
Hull: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Engines: 2 1
Shields:  0
Ablative Armor:  0
[α] Laser Cannon [2/4/6, 4+ 1/1/1]
AB, AC, BD, CE, DF, EF
Hyperdrive [O], Cargo Bays, 100SU x14, Vehicle Bay x4
1[HE], 2[HQ], 3[Hα], 4[Hα], 5[Hα], 6[H]