49 minutes ago, GameboyAK said:You're not wrong about it being impractical.
However, in my games at least, there have been moments when my players net a single success... and 7 or 8 advantage, maybe a triumph mixed in there. So while impractical, I think it would be epic the once or twice it does occur, and that bomber suddenly annihilates a gunboat or patrol ship with just its laser cannons. I think that's why the appeal of the Linked 5 more so than reducing it to triple blasters, for those once in a blue moon moments that the table as a whole will talk about for years.
Can't argue that. It truly would be epic.
And I understand about the plethora of advantage and unusual skill rolls. We had an initiative roll last night with 1 success and 9 advantage, lol. We also have a player that I think would sometimes rather play an unskilled character and just do high attributes (or no attributes and all skill) as I have never seen that many blank yellow die rolls between the other 3 players combined (this has been consistent for about 3 years now)! Or one time he rolled 6 net failures (every difficulty/challenge die was double failure) but got 13 advantage! We have another player that whenever he tries something cool or epic, the dice laugh mockingly, but ask him to do something mundane or irrelevant to the story or might be a bit un-cool, here comes triple Triumph! lol.
Back on topic though. I'd probable do them like the BlubbBlubb (lol) and make them light lasers. If you're going for the epic linked, it just adds insult to injury. Only lowers your max possible damage by 6 but light lasers on a bomber seem more like a defensive weapon than a primary, which is what medium and heavy lasers feel like to me.
Either way, Nytwyng does good work. Not claiming otherwise, just offering opinions, which I like posting from time to time. Especially when some actually engage in discussion and not "you're wrong, let me prove it to you" mentality that some do. I actually enjoy it when someone brings something to light that makes me think of something differently (like your epic moment quote above).