"Phaser Lock Starship Combat System Rules?" Topic

There hasn't been much activity on this Yahoo Group lately, since people moved over from the spammed Phaser Lock group, a few years ago.

Thought I'd see if anyone is still interested in quick-play, starship gaming in the Star Trek universe, and are using these, or would like to discuss further rules mods, ship stats, etc.?

The basic rules are available in the files section of this Yahoo Group, sometimes referred to as PL 1.0, plus a few ship stats too, so are worth checking out:

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There's also another variant, a guy is using at conventions, which can be found here:

link

The PL 2.0 rules are a bit more complex, and apparently use cards and other visual items to aid the gaming. The author admits though, that they tend to complicate the work for the GM, given all the options, and I suspect, may slow things down a bit too.

Never got around to giving it a go, so no help, though I sure was interested when I joined up.

Simple as it was, I never got it in my head to the point of putting on table. Where are the second edition housed? I'm not seeing them on either File section.

And, heck, compared to some groups I'm on, last July is 'recent' activity. ;->=

Doug

Looks like an interesting concept – keeping it simple. The notes section points out what the author thinks is wrong and I think it would be easy to develop this further.

2.0 is in the second link, which is a bit more complicated.

Thanks, Mako11.

Understood about the version creep, but 'more complicated' may have something that'll kickstart some of my 'little grey cells'.

Breath-holding is contra-indicated, as-always.

Doug

Edit: And rightly so; I was there before…