Re: spirits & cinematic

From: Wulf Corbett <wulfc_at_...>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 22:22:50 +0100


On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 14:09:09 -0700, "Timothy Byrd" <timbyrd_at_...> wrote:

>Instead of "The troll hit him in the 12 for 24. The club smashes into
>your chest, and you go down with your rib cage in tatters." a Narrator
>forced to use full disclosure would say: "The troll wins 24 AP in
>this exchange. We won't know if this was bad or not until the contest
>is over, at which point we'll retcon whether this blow badly injured
>you or just put you into a disadvantageous position as you barely got
>out of the way."

true... the New Glorantha is a wonderful world, nothing hurts you until the fight is over. The ultimate in vague abstraction... no-one, even the Narrator, knows what's going on. Quit early and everyone is totally unharmed...

Assuming you don't make frequent and generous use of the Wound rules of course... and even then, a couple of Wounds, even a dozen, won't leave any nasty marks on any competent hero after just a few days...

Wulf

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