Re: How to sepnd Hero Points.

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_...>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 22:46:15 +0100 (BST)

jonas.schiott:
> So I'm the minimaxing 'rollplaying' power-gamer, am I?
> Well OK, fair enough...
> But better that than a freeform 'storytelling' namby-pamby! ;-)

Probably. ;-) (Well, with our group, 'procrastinators' is more like it...) Though I just got a very nice set of new jumbo dice through the post today, so really, 'rollplayer' was in no way intended to be derogatory. ;-)

> If you're playing a series where die-rolling is a rarity, improving the
> few rolls that do occur is indeed the most cost-efficient way to use your
> HP.
> Conversely, in a game where you're rolling for conflicts all the time
> (e.g. the sample episodes in the Narrator's Book...) the rational
> strategy is to spend your HP on long-term improvement of the skills most
> often used.

Indeed so. I'm not sure if this is a 'bug' (i.e. I should alter either the mechanic, or the style of play...), or simply a 'feature'. (That's how points get spent...)

Human nature tends to mean that people like to see their characters 'advance', though, so I'm sure in the long term, the points will get spent. It certainly effects the size of the HP 'buffer' people seem to keep, though... ("I think 20 HPs will see me through this episode...")

Cheers,
Alex.

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