• Registered: 2013-08-02
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Topic: Double damage weapon trait question

New guy here, just got Starmada Nova, and I already have a question:

If my weapon does double damage, and I score 2 hits, would the target make 2 shield saving rolls and each failed save is then doubled, or, do my 2 hits become 4 hits and the target makes 4 shield saving rolls ?

  • From: Denver, CO
  • Registered: 2005-03-27
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Re: Double damage weapon trait question

Double damage increases the number of "hits"; the shield roll rule states one die is rolled per "hit".

So, in your example, 2 successful attack rolls becomes 4 hits, and the target makes 4 shield saves.

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
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  • Registered: 2013-08-02
  • Posts: 5

Re: Double damage weapon trait question

thanks for the prompt reply!

  • Registered: 2006-01-17
  • Posts: 740

Re: Double damage weapon trait question

My gaming friends & I here in Florida have been doing this a little differently, probably due to our having played SAE before.  We roll the dice for a weapon or weapons to hit, then the defender makes shield saves vs any that hit.  Any weapons that are not intercepted/blocked by this shield-roll get thru, then hit the target, "explode".  They do the number of points of damage based on any weapon traits Dx2, Dx3, Cts, etc. 
Statisticly, the damage is the same, but it saves a Lot Of Time doing it this way. 

My largest DN has a CR of 710, and one battery that has {Acr,Dx2.Dx3} and another with {Acr,Dx3,Cts}.  (It also has 58 hull & 58 Armor).  The way we do weapons-fire & damage goes much faster; fewer die rolls.
I believe that statisticly, the results are the same.
Cheers 8-)