Re: Variable Augments

From: parental_unit_2 <parental_unit_2_at_...>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:58:32 -0000

>
> A quick question: how often do you/your players actually roll
> augments instead of just taking the auto-augment route?

Variable augments are rare in the group, but I have used the tactic, and intend to use it more.

As Ashley Munday observed, it's a good tactic for a player in a group of more powerful "ability monsters". It provides a way for a less powerful character to have a bigger impact on the outcome than just giving his automatic augment to one of the "monsters".

Moreover, the tactic becomes increasingly useful as a character improves. A character with an ability of 14 seeking a +2 augment has to beat a 10 resistance, and has only a 50% chance of any victory. In contrast, a character with an ability of 4W2 seeking a +5 augment has to beat only a 5W resistance, and so has almost of 75% chance of any victory.

Rob