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== Tabletop Games == |
== Tabletop Games == |
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* A third-party supplement for ''[[ |
* A third-party supplement for ''[[D20 System|d20 Anime]]'' used this trope in order to match the feel of real anime. One of the settings, a [[Serial Numbers Filed Off]] version of ''[[Macross]]'', has a sidebar describing the capabilities of the heroes' home base ship, saying that it has no stats due to "[[Plot Armor|dramatic immunity]]" (except in the final battle) and that its point defenses can mow down hordes of cannon fodder mecha, but are useless against the enemy commanders (who will no doubt develop [[The Rival|rivalries]] with the protagonists). |
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* Anti-missile systems in ''[[BattleTech]]'' have aspects of this. Depending on the ruleset, they either run out of ammo almost instantly or are actually forbidden from being 100% effective -- ie, if the attacker succeeded on his to-hit roll, at least one missile ''will'' hit the target, regardless of how good its point defense is. |
* Anti-missile systems in ''[[BattleTech]]'' have aspects of this. Depending on the ruleset, they either run out of ammo almost instantly or are actually forbidden from being 100% effective -- ie, if the attacker succeeded on his to-hit roll, at least one missile ''will'' hit the target, regardless of how good its point defense is. |
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* Surprisingly an [[Averted Trope]] in ''[[Mekton]]''. A well-designed point-defense system can shred virtually any Mekton in only a few hits. For this reason, point defense is very often left out of warship designs... |
* Surprisingly an [[Averted Trope]] in ''[[Mekton]]''. A well-designed point-defense system can shred virtually any Mekton in only a few hits. For this reason, point defense is very often left out of warship designs... |
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