RE: Tracking Multiple Actions within Extended Contests

From: Sam Elliot <samclau_at_...>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:29:46 -0200

I think I may have confused myself there. It wasn't the size of the desperation bids but something else not relevant here. So, I should take that particular "insight" back. Low starting AP needing to be reversed yes.

Size of desperation bid - if I think about it, the character who starts off at a disadvantage and only has six AP - I'm not sure I can see a reason why they should be limited, either as modelling anything particular or having fun. It can feel like a bit of a problem when you are down to three AP too (in practice that never seems to be so limiting though).

Yes, maybe the ability you are using being the upper limit for the desperation bid - that makes some sense actually - mustering all you have for one last effort.

It might, though, devalue the preceeding part of the contest - it doesn't matter what happens, you've always got that big cartoon gun in your pocket. At least with the starting AP limit you know where you stand from the outset.

Not sure really, myself.

Sam.

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> Subject: Re: Tracking Multiple Actions within Extended
> Contests
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> Is there any mileage in limiting desperation bids to the ability
> being used? So that there is more room to manoeuvre for those
> contests where you started off on the back foot but have managed
> to swing things to your favour. eg the warrior who starts debate
> against the clan lawthane who starts at a huge disadvantage but
> somehow turns the thing into a fight - he should have more
> freedom to bid against his warrior skills as apposed to the
> initial limits of his debating skills.
>
> Gavain
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>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Sam Elliot <samclau_at_...>
>
> Limiting yourself to starting AP has a big dramatic advantage - someone
> enters a contest at a big disadvantage but manages to turn the tables -
> happens all the time and gives great value, IMO. I did it as a
> player myself
> recently. I tried allowing desperation bids to be bigger than the
> starting
> AP but it didn't work quite as well as having that limit.
>
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