RE: Implicit and explicit factors in Extended Contests

From: stephenmcg_at_...
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:53:56 -0000

Or it might just mean that the GM thought that the Junp was a more important element in the action of jumping over the hedge and attacking than the combat element. In that case, the emphasis was placed on crossing the obstacle - the bidding of AP would determine how risky the manouever would be and also whether there would be much chance of an attack being carried out.  

As for forbidding low bids in this example you would seem to say that it is OK to rule out high bids. The proposed action could win the contest by jumping the obstacle and chopping off the beasts head. The way you suggest would rule that out.    

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Paul Andrew King 
	Of course that can be countered by pointing to the p189 example of
	jumping over the hedge and hitting the monster.  Jumping over the
	hedge is not an action that directly advances the contest, instead it
	is about getting around an obstacle.  Nevertheless it is an action
	and in the example the GM rules that the player cannot combine it
	with an attack.
	 
	[...]
	 
	Simply forbidding actions that are about improving the position ready
	for a strike would seem to rule out a lot of low AP bids.  I'm not
	happy about something that seems to say "no, you can't bid that low"