Klingon Mauler Combat Trials: Three Fed CA's vs Two Klingon CA's and One Klingon Mauler Cruiser

Initial Combat trials of the Mauler Cruiser went ugly. The first four rounds went to whoever won the toss. Signs of a balance issue. I based the Klingon Mauler rules on the Tholian rules. Divert a third of your power over three turns to activate. On the third turn, however, the combined total energy goes against the targeted ship. One catch, though... once the Mauler's weapon fires, no amount of defense thrown up around the target counts. I'm not entirely sure about that aspect, and I'll continue to tweak and adjust. It could be as simple as allowing the defense against the mauler, but taking the 'no-defense' concept to a single use weapon.

As far as strategy, like the Tholian web-caster, the Mauler needs the numerical advantage to be effective. So a lot of work goes into drawing first blood.

Here are some combat logs. Round five was the final ugly, ugly fight...

 

Lose toss

 

KCA1 rolls:20 o/20(3)d 

KCA2 rolls:10 o/10(3)d

KCAM rolls:30 o/20d/10(2)m(1/3)

FCA rolls:60 30(3)o/d

FCA rolls:10 10(3)o/d

FCA rolls:60 35(1)25(2)o/d

results

KCA1  destroyed

KCA2  damage: 25/35

KCAM  damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1  destroyed

KCA2 rolls:40 o/20(3)20d

KCAM rolls:60 20(3)o/20(2)d/20m(2/3)

FCA rolls:60 30(3)o/30d

FCA rolls:50 50(2)o/d

FCA rolls:30 o/30d

results

KCA1  destroyed

KCA2  destroyed

KCAM  damage: 10/35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 destroyed

KCA2 destroyed

KCAM rolls:30 o/20d/10(3)m(/3)

FCA rolls:20 20o/d

FCA rolls:50 50o/d

FCA rolls:50 50o/d

results

KCA1  destroyed

KCA2  destroyed

KCAM  destroyed

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA destroyed

 

Round Two *win toss

 

KCA1 rolls:40 20(1)o/20(3)d 

KCA2 rolls:50 50(1)o/d

KCAM rolls:30 o/20d/m10(2)(1/3)

FCA rolls:50 25(3)o/25d

FCA rolls:50 25(3)o/25d

FCA rolls:30 o/30(1)d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: /35

FCA damage: 15/35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 20(1)o/20d 

KCA2 rolls:50 20(1)o/15(3)15d

KCAM rolls:60 o/40d/m20(2)(2/3)

FCA rolls:60 30(3)o/30d

FCA rolls:50 o/10(1)40d

FCA rolls:30 30(1)o/d

results

KCA1  damage: 10/35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: /35

FCA damage: 15/35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

 

KCA1 rolls:50 20(1)o/30d 

KCA2 rolls:10 o/10d

KCAM rolls:60 15(3)o/15(2)d/m20(2)(3/3)

FCA rolls:60 30(1)o/30d

FCA rolls:10 o/10(1)d

FCA rolls:40 40(2)o/d

results

KCA1  damage: 10/35

KCA2  damage: 15/35

KCAM  damage: /35

FCA damage: 15/35

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: 15/35

 

KCA1 rolls:30 15(1)o/15d 

KCA2 rolls:40 20(1)o/20d

KCAM rolls:10 o/6d/4(3)m(1/3)

FCA rolls:50 35(3)o/15d

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls:30 o/30(1)d

results

KCA1  damage: 10/35

KCA2  damage: 15/35

KCAM  damage: 29/35

FCA damage: 15/35

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: 15/35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 o/40(3)d 

KCA2 rolls:10 o/10d

KCAM rolls:50 8(3)o/25(2)d/m17(3)(2/3)

FCA rolls:30 15(3)o/15d

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls:60 35(2)25(3)o/d

results

KCA1  damage: 10/35

KCA2  damage: 15/35

KCAM  damage: 29/35

FCA damage: 15/35

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: 23/35

 

KCA1 rolls:20 20(1)o/d 

KCA2 rolls:50 10(1)o/40(3)d

KCAM rolls:50 33(1)o/d/m17(3)(3/3)

FCA rolls:30 o/30d

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls:40 40(3)o/d

results

KCA1  damage 10/35

KCA2  damage: 15/35

KCAM  damage: 29/35

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed

 

Klingons win

 

Round Three *lose toss

 

KCA1 rolls:10 o/10d 

KCA2 rolls:50 o/20(1)30d

KCAM rolls:50 o/25(1)25(2)d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:60 40(3)o/20d

FCA rolls:60 40(3)o/20d

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:10 o/10d 

KCA2 rolls:30 o/30d

KCAM destroyed

FCA rolls:50 20(1)o/30d

FCA rolls:30 30(1)o/d

FCA rolls:20 20(2)o/d

results

KCA1 destroyed

KCA2 damage: 10/35

KCAM destroyed

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 destroyed 

KCA2 rolls:10 o/10d

KCAM destroyed

FCA rolls:20 20o/d

FCA rolls:30 30o/d

FCA rolls:30 30o/d

results

KCA1  destroyed

KCA2  destroyed

KCAM destroyed

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

Klingons lose

Round Four *lose toss

 

KCA1 rolls:50 o/25(3)25d 

KCA2 rolls:50 o/25(3)25d

KCAM rolls:30 o/30d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:40 25(3)o/15d

FCA rolls:60 30(3)o/30d

FCA rolls:50 50(3)o/d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: 25/35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 o/25(3)15d 

KCA2 rolls:20 o/20(3)d

KCAM rolls:40 10(1)o/30d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:50 25(3)o/25d

FCA rolls:50 25(3)o/25d

FCA rolls:40 25(3)o/15d

results

KCA1  damage: 10/35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: 25/35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:20 o/10(3)10d 

KCA2 rolls:60 o/45(3)15d

KCAM rolls:10 o/10d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:40 25(3)o/15d

FCA rolls:40 25(3)o/15d

FCA rolls:20 20(3)o/d

results

KCA1  damage: 10/35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: 30/35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:30 o/30(3)d 

KCA2 rolls:40 o/40(3)d

KCAM rolls:40 o/40d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:60 45         (3)o/15d

FCA rolls:50 50(3)o/d

FCA rolls:30 15(3)o/15d

results

KCA1  damage: 10/35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: 30/35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 o/40(3)d 

KCA2 rolls:60 o/60(3)d

KCAM rolls:40 o/40(3)d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:60 60(3)o/d

FCA rolls:60 60(3)o/d

FCA rolls:30 30(3)o/d

results

KCA1  damage: 10/35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:50 35(1)o/15d 

KCA2 rolls:40 25(1)o/15(1)d

KCAM destroyed

FCA rolls:30 15(1)o/15d

FCA rolls:20 10(1)o/10d

FCA rolls:60 o/60d

results

KCA1  damage: 10/35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 o/40d

KCA2 rolls:20 o/20(1)d

KCAM destroyed

FCA rolls:60 60(1)o/d

FCA rolls:30 25(1)o5(2)/d

FCA rolls:50 50(2)o/d

results

KCA1  destroyed

KCA2  destroyed

KCAM  destroyed

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

Klingons lose

Round Five *lose toss

 

KCA1 rolls:30 o/15(3)15d 

KCA2 rolls:10 o/10d

KCAM rolls:60 o/20(2)40d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:50 30(3)o/20d

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

FCA rolls:20 o/20d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 o/20(3)20d 

KCA2 rolls:60 40(1)o/20d

KCAM rolls:10 o/10d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

FCA rolls:60 30(3)o/30d

FCA rolls:20 20(3)o/d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: 20/35

FCA damage: 30/35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 o/20(3)20d 

KCA2 rolls:10 o/10d

KCAM rolls:10 o/10d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:40 o/40d

FCA rolls:40 20(3)o/20d

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: 20/35

FCA damage: 30/35

FCA damage: /35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 40(1)o/d 

KCA2 rolls:60 20(1)o/20(3)20d

KCAM rolls:10 10(2)o/d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

FCA rolls:50 20(3)o/30(1)d

FCA rolls:40 o/30(1)10d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: 20/35

FCA damage: 30/35

FCA damage: 10/35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:50 o/30(3)20d 

KCA2 rolls:60 20(1)o/20(3)20d

KCAM rolls:60 40(1)o/20d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:20 o/20d

FCA rolls:40 10(3)o/30(1)d

FCA rolls:20 o/10(1)10d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: 20/35

FCA damage: 30/35

FCA damage: 10/35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:10 o/10(3)d 

KCA2 rolls:20 o/10(3)10d

KCAM rolls:40 40(1)o/d/m(/3)

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

FCA rolls:30 15(3)o/15(1)d

FCA rolls:10 o/10(1)d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  damage: 20/35

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: 10/35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:50 o/30(3)20d 

KCA2 rolls:20 o/20(3)d

KCAM rolls:10 o/10d/m(/3)

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls:50 25(3)o/25d

FCA rolls:50 50(3)o/d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: 10/35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 20(2)o/20d 

KCA2 rolls:20 20(2)o/d

KCAM destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls: 20 o/20d

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: /35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: 30/35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:40 20(2)o/20d 

KCA2 rolls:50 50(2)o/d

KCAM destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls:50 o/50d

FCA rolls:30 10(2)o/20(2)d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: 10/35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: 30/35

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:60 40(2)o/20d 

KCA2 rolls:10 10(2)o/d

KCAM destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: 10/35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:20 20o/d 

KCA2 rolls:20 20o/d

KCAM destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls:60 o/60d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: 10/35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: /35

 

KCA1 rolls:20 20o/d 

KCA2 rolls:20 20o/d

KCAM destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls:10 o/10d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: 10/35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA damage: 30/35

 

KCA1 rolls:20 20o/d 

KCA2 rolls:50 50o/d

KCAM destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA rolls:60 o/60d

results

KCA1  damage: /35

KCA2  damage: 10/35

KCAM  destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed

FCA destroyed