RE: Enhancement/augmentation

From: Jonas Schiött <jonas.schiott_at_...>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 19:53:02 +0200


Jonas Schiött 00-05-31 17.04

>>I do not agree ( it seems to become a habit ;-)² , cause as I remeber it,
>>getting a +1 augmentation is only Resistance 5.
>>So if you have a 5w Sword affinity in Combat and want to augment it by +1
>>with your Strength ability at 17, trying to put all your guts in this shot,
>>you have good chance of success.
>
>Sure, you have a better than average chance of succeeding. But my
>argument was that you also have a substantial chance of not only failing,
>but being _penalized_ as well.

To emphasize what I'm saying here, in the example Jean-Christophe gives (17 vs. 5) the probability of a marginal defeat or worse is 32.5%. My suggestion was that it should take a _minor_ defeat or worse to get a penalty, the chance of which is a relatively palatable 11.5%.



Jonas Schiött
Göteborg

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