Re: augmented obscenity.

From: charlescorrigan <charles_at_...>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 19:50:10 -0000

> I find it a bit odd that some minor ability could
> increase your superwibble ability by as much as it
> increases some other minor ability. I have a
> relatively straightforward idea which I admit not
> using yet as my players are still all fairly low
> level.

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I think that the real core of this sometimes heated debate is not a rules issue but our varied wants for gaming in Glorantha. This message is a response to the overall discussion rather than specificly Keith's message.

• I want to game in a world where a player character could ultimately take out Harreck and his band, so I don't see "augmented obscenity".
• Others want to game in a world where even the best player character is little more powerful than a farmer and so every +1 must be prised unwillingly from the system.
• The majority, I guess, are on a spectrum between these two points of view.

This is not to say that I see the existing Hero Wars rules set as being perfect - I am sure that many of you have seen my (hopefully polite) complaints before. I do understand the logarithmic nature of the rules (Hi Nick!) - if you want one rule that breaks the system, just look at the Lunar ability rating multipliers for the phases of the Moon.

If you want house rules to limit augments then please go ahead. My only advice is don't make it complicated. While Hero Wars is fairly "rules-lite", it is conceptually dense. Every additional rule to remember lessens the time you spend role playing, story telling or even power-gaming.

regards,
Charles