Re: Sudden Death extended contests

From: simon_hibbs2 <simon.hibbs_at_...>
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 16:24:01 -0000

> From: simon_hibbs2 <simon.hibbs_at_m...>
>
> [On Grievous Wounds and Trading 7 AP for a Hurt]
>
> > It helps a little, but doesn't often seem to make a significant,
or even
> noticeable difference. Trading in Aps for a wound may affect the
odds of a
> contest, but it also has the effect of making the contest last
longer, thus
> weakening the drama.
>
> I appreciate your point. Perhaps the answer is lowering of
Grievous Wounds
> to 7 (thus automatically lowering abilities with a relatively low
bid), or
> perhaps temporary -1 penalties which only last for the duration of
the
> contest... ...say for every 5 AP lost a -1 modifier is gained until
the
> Extended Contest is concluded.

Certainly in Sudden Death, the penalties do not carry over after the contest. It's simply a replacement for the Ap mechanic, not the wound mechanic. Defeated character would still suffer wounds as normal. You should even be able to trade in a -7pt temporary penalty for a permanent -1 wound as normal, although I'd probably change it to a 5-to-1 or oven 3-to-1 tradeoff between temporary and permanent effects.

> An opponent can be cornered, ridiculed, and belittled in an
argument, lose
> 15 AP and have their retort severly undermined (-3) yet once the
contest is
> concluded their actual self-esteem may not be impeded after a
moment of
> reflection (assuming the loser of the contest is "dazed").

Unless their reputation has suffered, in which case their 'wounded' pride may hamper them for some time.

Simon Hibbs