Laser stats or The ENT Stats

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Should we use the weapons and tech like lasers etc or phase cannons etc?

Lasers, Spatial atomic torpedoes, Superconductive armour
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53%
Phase cannons, Photonic torpedoes and Polarized hull plating
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47%
 
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You can use any terms you like, but if they don't apply to this paradigm then they don't apply. We could have very easily used your current argument to disallow having this "Chakat" character in the other RPG. The only difference is that at that time, you wanted something which was contrary to your currnet argument, so you didn't hold it; now, you want something which is in line with the argument, so you DO hold it. Either you believe a thing, or you don't - believing in an opinion merely as long as it suits your ends tells me that you don't really believe it at all.
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AFAIK no one had a problem with Blackstar's new race.
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Monroe wrote:AFAIK no one had a problem with Blackstar's new race.
There was that too :D

And I came up with an in-universe reason for the appearence of a Chakat in the Star Trek universe. There is no in-universe reason why an NX-class ship, which is what we were planning to have as a setting, would have weapons that are weaker then the first ship of the class. If anything it should be stronger.
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Well, some folks HAVE in fact proposed in-universe reasons. What's at issue is that some people are trying to rectify a mistake, while some are of the mind that the mistake was made onscreen and should therefore be followed. How about this: can we upgrade to later-NX equivalents during the narrative, much like the NX-01 did in the show? Perhaps even our own alterations or ideas could be used? Maybe we upgrade to "phase cannon," but supply or manufacturing issues preclude replacing spatial torps with "photonic" torps?

As far as sidearms, why not just go with what was onscreen; the theory has been put forth that the "lasers" from TOS: "The Cage" were in fact something else, but referred to by a colloquialism. I'm willing to go with that for game purposes. And the MACO's, and others perhaps, would still use their plasma-based weaponry.
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I agree with Blackstar. But i will not override the decision.

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It ended a while ago. And the conclusive victory goes to the laser systems.

But the shipboard weapons and the hull defense systems are ALL thats changing.
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Reliant121 wrote:It ended a while ago. And the conclusive victory goes to the laser systems.

But the shipboard weapons and the hull defense systems are ALL thats changing.
Speaking for myself, thats all I ever wanted. :-D Now I just need a character...did we agree on Buran as the name?
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I was thinking Buran would be more appropriate for an NX. if its still an NX then Buran it is.
If not, and its a Intrepid or Neptune, it needs to be changed.

Intrepid names (in my view) - Fearless, Dauntless, Intrepid obviously, Assaulter, Starskimmer, Defiant

Neptune - Jupiter, Neptune (duh), pluto, mars, venus, mercury, mars etc.

or Jupiters/Saturns moons - Europa, Io, Ganymede, Callisto, Tethys, Mimas, Enceladus, Dione, Helene, Phoebe, Rhea, Hyperion
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Reliant121 wrote:I was thinking Buran would be more appropriate for an NX. if its still an NX then Buran it is.
If not, and its a Intrepid or Neptune, it needs to be changed.

Intrepid names (in my view) - Fearless, Dauntless, Intrepid obviously, Assaulter, Starskimmer, Defiant

Neptune - Jupiter, Neptune (duh), pluto, mars, venus, mercury, mars etc.

or Jupiters/Saturns moons - Europa, Io, Ganymede, Callisto, Tethys, Mimas, Enceladus, Dione, Helene, Phoebe, Rhea, Hyperion
Intrepid class: Dauntless is good imo
But the shipboard weapons and the hull defense systems are ALL thats changing.
And what difference is that going to make in the actual RPG other then what we call them?
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ChakatBlackstar wrote:
Reliant121 wrote:But the shipboard weapons and the hull defense systems are ALL thats changing.
And what difference is that going to make in the actual RPG other then what we call them?
--It'll make some of us feel better....? :lol:
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exactly Blackstar.
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Reliant121 wrote:exactly Blackstar.
If you knew that, then what was the purpose of the poll in the first place. Neither of the other RPG ships even used their weapons. Well, Daystrom may have fired once or twice, but the fact is that the Ship's weapons don't have that much effect on the RPG.
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there was an underlying argument. So this resolved it.
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Exactly. I professed my opinion, but also said that I would abide by whatever, and that the RP is what's important - NOT what we call things. So, now I guess we're still deciding what kind of ship we're on?
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indeed that is the new debate.
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