First Playtest - Battle Report
As mentioned in my last post I've been preparing to do a quick playtest game to see if the base mechanics made sense. To do this I had to finish writing some basic rules for fighters and how to resolve hits on ships as well as rules on how to build battle groups. The rules I'm currently working with are somewhat rough and have spelling and formatting errors so I will not link them just yet. I did spend some time making a mockup of the front page as a distraction from all the rule thinking. I also had to choose a battle for my playtest and I chose the Battle of Lugen between the Black Lancers and the 10th Fleet. This battle is smaller than many of the more famous ones and it involves just one fleet from either side. Lastly I made some assets and set up the whole thing in tabletop simulator. The Game This is the setup for the game, the FPA has three battlegroups of 2 ships while the empire has 2 battlegroups with one of them having 3 ships. The Empire's fleet has several fa...