Re: Re: Masteries as Modifiers

From: Trotsky <TTrotsky_at_...>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:04:53 +0100

Rob Barrett wrote:
>
> On Jul 26, 2011, at 12:49 AM, Jeff wrote:
> > The rule means what it says. Very Low Difficulty is never going to
> be harder than 6, even if the campaign has gone on for years and years
> (and I've played in a few campaigns where the base resistance could
> reach 1M2).
> >
> How does this apply to the example I gave? I.e., base is 14, the hero
> has 7m, and he's coming off four failures in a row--making him
> entitled to a Very Low resistance if the GM is using the Pass/Fall cycle.
>
> Put another way, how does "Base - M or 6, whichever is lower" apply to
> those specific numbers? Does "Base - M" actually mean "give the PC a
> mastery" as Dave Dunham suggested?
>

Actually, it was me that said that... and then subsequently changed my mind, which probably isn't helping any!

> In which case, what is the PC rolling against?
>

If you use that rule, it would be against the unmodified base resistance.

> Or is it an actual subtraction of 20? That would give a resistance of
> -6, which is certainly lower than 6--but -6 makes no sense in the game
> sense.
>
> Sorry to be dense about this, but I'm not grokking the rule. I think I
> need to see it step-by-step for both a resistance between 14 and 20
> and a resistance of 1M or greater.
>

Here's what I think they mean - although I'm sure Jeff will correct me if he disagrees. I list the base resistance first, and then the Very Low resistance afterwards:

14 > No roll
15 > No roll
16 > No roll
17 > No roll
18 > No roll
19 > No roll
20 > No roll
1M > 1
2M > 2
3M > 3
4M > 4
5M > 5
6M > 6
7M > 6
8M > 6
9M > 6

etc...

If there is "No roll", the player gains an automatic complete success, per the rule on p.51.

-- 
Trotsky
Gamer and Skeptic

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