Xander ,'Selfless'
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BSG
One thing to keep in mind is the same viper can be activated twice from Command.
I wasn't sure about that since it says you "can activate up to 2 unmanned vipers," not you can activate 1 viper twice.
I have defense against the raiders in my sector for the moment, which is why I'd rather get rid of the heavy raider first (plus you need a 7-8 to kill a raider and using an ABF quorum card you are guaranteed to get it).
BSG
I wasn't sure about that since it says you "can activate up to 2 unmanned vipers," not you can activate 1 viper twice.
It's pretty poorly written, I think. The FAQ makes it clear that you can activate the same viper multiple times. (This applies to Apollo's CAG ability too.)
BSG
I understand the concern with the heavy raider, but again, it would need to be activated twice to board, and then 4 more times before we lose. My turn or an XO is bound to come up before it gets activated that many times, even if the toasters decide to both spend their turns activating it.
I'd rather not use up a quorum card on a potential threat (heavy raider) when it works just as well against the actual threat (cylon boarder).
I will stay put and Activate Weapons Control to fire twice at the Basestar in Sector 3. Should the first shot destroy it, I will fire on the Basestar in Sector 2.
BSG
Excellent. Firing on a basestar involves a die roll. Does anyone wish to play a Strategic Planning Purple 3-5 card to increase the roll by 2?
Pass on interrupts.
pass
BSG
I pass on interrupts.
BSG
OK, we have passes and we have CO's. So let's get these rolls a rolling.
We need a 5-8 to damage a Basestar from Galactica. And the roll is: 7! Oh look! That Basestar has "Structural Damage". That means:
While it remains, all attacks against the basestar gain +2 to their die rolls.Oooh! Shiny! Ain't that sweet. Oh, and look at that, the orders said:
to fire twice at the Basestar in Sector 3That means we get another shot, with a +2 on the die. Let's see what action #2 rolls for us: 5! and we get to add 2 to it, which makes 7!! Critical Hit! Since a Critical hit counts as TWO hits, and the first shot counts as one hit, and you need three to destroy a basestar, dude! Y'all just destroyed a Mother Ship without using a nuke!! Frakkin' A! That's awesome!
That brings us to the next phase. Crisis Card. Yikes. After all that good. I swear, the deck was shuffled at the start of the game.
Water Shortage (b)
Presidents choice. Mr. Tyrol, the decision is now yours. E-mail to be sent shortly with the details.
BSG
Y'all just destroyed a Mother Ship without using a nuke!!
Weeeell, that's better than we did for sure. We used plenty of nukes to destroy your mother planets.
I'm leaning towards option 2 since it only ends up being 4 skill cards.