Federation Commander

There is an alternate way to play online after a fashion, I was introduced to it by some Panzer Grenadier players. Here's how it works:

You need to have a VOIP, chat, or IM service such as skype as well as handy access to a internet connected PC, ( Yes, they are sometimes exclusive), next to where ...

You'd be right, actually. :)

The game will most likely get binderized with the chits in a Plano-style box. Just waiting for the back to school sales in July-August so I can buy the items cheaper.

Heh... I just realized that the last 4 Hex & Chit games I've purchased, including this one, did not ...

Copy came in. It's a game folio, huh, was wondering why it was $35.

Have a copy ordered through my FLGS. Have to wait for one of them to get the game in before it can be sent here. Figure two weeks or so before I get it.

"Newly updated for 2012, Module T-2012 is the replacement for Module T-2000 first released in 2000. The new version has an 86-page rulebook that also has information for conducting a tournament for any games currently in the Star Fleet Universe, including Star Fleet Battles, Federation Commander ...

Well Ken Burnside and Crew did a fantastic job on The Jaynes manuals for the Saganami Is. Tactical Simulator (SITS), he would definately be worth sounding out for a series of Seahawk (Osprey) manuals of the Alpha Octant.

As far as the Fighters go in F&E, I like them. They're the Strategic Naval equivalent of Hand Grenades. You throw them into the fight, they go BOOM and the other fleet has destroyed or damaged ships. They can provide up to 18 points of COMPOT padding, (more, in some cases), against regular damage ...

Ah, (censored)! Yet another tempting product wanting my meager funds.

As if getting Savage Worlds Deluxe and OGRE 6th ed (The really big box) was bad enough. Why? WHY?!

*stops being melodramatic*

Looking forward to it. Hope the MSRP comes out soon so I can budget accordingly.

@Scoutdad:

Is that a custom die for VBR mixed in with the rest of the dice?

Heh, SVC wasn't joking when he said you long time F&Eers rate your counters by the pound.

Hmm.... A Legend/Roseta Stone might be in order. As each version of PD defines things like Tech Levels, distance, and others pretty much the same. So using that commonality would be key when definine most things that would be in a Prime Dispatch (Hey, I like that).


For example, a world could be ...

Almost 1 month between sessions. hmm.... should play a little bit more often.

T3 Fall Y158 Coalition Phase 5 Cont...:

We get together and finish the the remaining two Battle hexes.

We do 0701 first.

I send the Far Stars against Wildfire's BATS and supporting ships. We end up with me at 63 vs ...

That all being said, there's really nothing from stopping you From playing PD the way you want to, with or without actual Star Trek tropes. It's just that you can't publicly release your game notes/conversions here on the site.

Heck, I've used PD for actual Star Trek gaming and I know I'm not the ...

Yeah, definitly laser tag style equipment. Oh, and be sure to check in with local Law Agencies to let them know what you're doing. Few things ruin everyone's day faster than the cops not knowing there's a LARP going on in their juristiction.

@gurps_GM: What I meant was, what is the scale of the map board? does 1 square on the Map Tile equal 5'? or something else.

@Steve Cole: A guy a Twilight Creations Inc. (Makers of the fine Zombies!!! game line) was once joking that their best selling products were the "Bag o' '
packs where $10 get ...