Rob Barrett wrote:
>
> Thanks for the assistance, guys. Let's see if I understand correctly:
>
> Assume a beginning character with an ability maxed out at 7M. It's the
> first session of the campaign, so the base resistance is 14. Here's
> what he would face at the different resistances:
>
> Nearly Impossible (Base + M2): The character's 7M confronts a
> resistance of 14M2. One mastery is cancelled on both sides, leaving
> the contest at 7 vs. 14M. The GM will get a bump up on her roll.
>
> Very High (Base + 9): The character's 7M confronts a resistance of 3M.
> The masteries cancel out, leaving the contest at 7 vs. 3. (Or have I
> done this incorrectly?)
>
> High (Base + 6): The character's 7M confronts a resistance of 20.
>
> Moderate (Base): The character's 7M confronts a resistance of 14.
>
> Low (Base - 6): The character's 7M confronts a resistance of 8.
>
> Very Low (Base - M or 6, whichever is lower): If I understand Trotsky
> correctly, the character's 7M gets a boost to 7M2 vs. 14--which will
> boost his result by two levels after the roll.
>
All looks correct to me. Although, actually, thinking about it, you
could just ignore the last one, and say its an automatic "complete
defeat" for the resistance (per p. 51), and not bother with the roll.
> No one seems to fully understand the part about "or 6, whichever is
> lower"--or perhaps I'm not able to understand their understanding. Is
> it actually that the result of a 14 resistance being modified to Very
> Low has to become a 6 vs. the player's 7M--because a 14 is still
> higher than 6?
>
I don't think so, because the base resistance is always higher than 6,
so there'd be no point mentioning that. So it must mean that if base - M
gives you a result of 7 or higher, use 6 instead. Otherwise use base -
M, because that gives a number lower than 6. Unless its a typing error
in the rules, I can't see any other interpretation.
> And that the "Base - M" part of the clause only counts at base
> resistances of 1M to 5M?
>
If you give the resistance an automatic "complete defeat" if it falls
below 1, then, yeah, it only counts at base resistances of 1M to 5M,
because there's no roll at all if it's 20 or less.
--
Trotsky
Gamer and Skeptic
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