Factors of luck used by Captain Zagrat

• Take advantage of lucky breaks:
  • Trained forces in no-sensor tactics, flying blind, etc.
  • Trained forces in chaotic, variable environments like asteroid fields.
  • Jury-rigged shielding for all sensor equipment, and kept sensors on low power when on at all.
  • Had been watching the timing of solar disturbences, and knew it was more likely now that before.
• Proof against bad luck:
  • Distributed communications systems, rather than having a single comm ship.
  • Had a small squadron on reserve to flee the other direction, with accumulated sensor info on the pirate fleet, in case the main attack was unsuccessful.
  • Had his ships carry cloth tarps which blended in with the asteroids, to make them harder to find if they had to take refuge there.

For game purposes, this essay is actually about 5000 words long. 6 successes in Applied Luck.