Re: Increasing abilities [was: Wealth]

From: Wulf Corbett <wulfc_at_...>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 10:46:09 -0000

> Erm, no.
>
> Yep, 2 cows are worth twice 15 => Wealth 20.
>
> To find out if you can pay this wergild, you use your Wealth of 3W2
against
> a Resistance of 20. Sounds like "pocket money" to me ...

Yup, that's what I meant. Something got lost in the translation though, I admit...  

> Knowing what 2 cows are worth in realistic TN terms doesn't mean
that the
> HW rules should be * scrapped * !!

Oh, I LIKE the Wealth system, it's much easier than cash for everything. I LIKE being able to forget petty expenses, and abstract purchases & bribes. But if my character is expected to pay a 10-cow wereguild*, I'd like a way to figure out what that means on his character sheet! 4 cows = 1 horse, but after 4 we have no guidelines.

It is NOT the Wealth system I object to (barring a couple of strange effects), it's the lack of connection between the character and the player.

Wulf

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