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I was so intent on Rules Stuff yesterday (not to mention getting my new deck ready for Sunday's local event) that I quite forgot it was Friday. So here's a belated Friday Question:
There is a rule that ships have not only an affiliation but an origin. This is kind of like what a species is for personnel. For most ships, their affiliation and origin is the same (just like, for most personnel, their affiliation and species is the same). But some ships state a different origin in lore. For example, U.S.S. Enterprise-E (20th Anniversary Collection) has a Federation origin, / Stolen Attack Ship has a Dominion origin, and B'rel has a Klingon origin.
If a card says it targets " ships," that means only the affiliation. But if a card says it affects "Federation ships," that includes both affiliation and origin (again, a lot like how affiliation and species work). So U.S.S. Enterprise-E is affected by Maman Picard, Stolen Attack Ship gets the Dominion bonus from Target Weapons, and destroying B'rel in battle scores points for Klingon Civil War.
Sometimes this makes TrekSense (it makes sense that the U.S.S. Enterprise can use its Phaser Banks, for example). Sometimes, not so much (it's weird that a Rebel Interceptor can be targeted by Incoming Message - Bajoran). But that's the rule.
The question is twofold:
(1) Were you aware of this rule?
(2) Do you think it's a good rule the game should keep?
The alternative would be to rule that "Klingon ship" (or whatever) means literally affiliation ships, no more and no less.
The full current rule is printed here, in the sidebar "Automatic Characteristic: Origin (10.3.0.6)". Alternatively, you can find it in the Glossary at https://www.trekcc.org/op/1e_rulebook/G ... hip-origin
Happy Saturday.
There is a rule that ships have not only an affiliation but an origin. This is kind of like what a species is for personnel. For most ships, their affiliation and origin is the same (just like, for most personnel, their affiliation and species is the same). But some ships state a different origin in lore. For example, U.S.S. Enterprise-E (20th Anniversary Collection) has a Federation origin, / Stolen Attack Ship has a Dominion origin, and B'rel has a Klingon origin.
If a card says it targets " ships," that means only the affiliation. But if a card says it affects "Federation ships," that includes both affiliation and origin (again, a lot like how affiliation and species work). So U.S.S. Enterprise-E is affected by Maman Picard, Stolen Attack Ship gets the Dominion bonus from Target Weapons, and destroying B'rel in battle scores points for Klingon Civil War.
Sometimes this makes TrekSense (it makes sense that the U.S.S. Enterprise can use its Phaser Banks, for example). Sometimes, not so much (it's weird that a Rebel Interceptor can be targeted by Incoming Message - Bajoran). But that's the rule.
The question is twofold:
(1) Were you aware of this rule?
(2) Do you think it's a good rule the game should keep?
The alternative would be to rule that "Klingon ship" (or whatever) means literally affiliation ships, no more and no less.
The full current rule is printed here, in the sidebar "Automatic Characteristic: Origin (10.3.0.6)". Alternatively, you can find it in the Glossary at https://www.trekcc.org/op/1e_rulebook/G ... hip-origin
Happy Saturday.
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"We pledge our loyalty to the Glossary from now until death."
"Then receive this reward from the Glossary. May it keep you strong."
~Iron Prime