Orbital Laser Strike
Event
Cost: [Tech] 1
Target site takes damage equal to the number of [Tech] resources
in your pool.
A favorite of the Jammers and Architects. Has defensive and offensive uses, but as a targetted card can be redirected. Still, it is fairly cheap and if it is redirected, that's one less Brain Fire (or whatever) to be used against your Nerve Gas.
To reveal face down sites: When you've only got 1 or 2 [Tech] resources, you can use this to tickle the face down sites and see what they are. For the Jammers, this is a nice prelude to Burn, Baby, Burn.
Softening up: Before launching an attack on that big 9+ body site, give it a flash cook from space. This can be used as a cute trick -- anounce an attack with a character who alone can't take the site, the target opts not to intercept, you Laser Strike to weaken the site and take it. Bwahahaha.
Outright Destruction: As you get enough tech resources, you can start stomping sites from space. Fox Pass on your nerves (BOOM)? Kinoshita House making live rough (BZZZT)? Particularly nice on the 4 Body sites with special powers, or for taking down the 5 costs Faction specials.
Scorched Earth: Someone about to take you site? No way, Jose! Smoke the sucker from outer space and make your Dark Traveller a little bit tougher.
Cheap for the damage potential. Can be used in a number of ways.
Needs a tech resource out there, and can be redirected. Doesn't seize sites, just destroys them.
Last modified: June 9, 1996; please send comments to durrell@innocence.com.