Re: How do you compare published abilities without numbers?

From: Tim Ellis <tim_at_...>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:01:54 -0000

>
> Tim Ellis wrote:
> >Yes. But the fact that they shouldn't roll against him doen't make
> >them zeros because they can't hope to beat him.
>
> I'm not sure I understand this. Are we assuming if a fight is a sure
> loss, it means you are a zero? (And also, there are all kinds of
> other ways to interact with Harrek than fighting him, I would hope.)
>

I was countering Ian's assertion:-
> One mistake I made when Red Cow was to have people in the story who
> the players could not hope to win contests with. That makes pcs into
> zeroes not heroes.

The mere fact that these characters *exist* does not make them zeros. The pc's can realise that going toe-to-toe with Harrek, or Jousting with Lancelot is doomed to failure, so change the nature of the contest.