Re: Re: ranks

From: Julian Lord <julian.lord_at_...>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 20:14:00 +0200


David :

> Interesting rule of thumb, and you're probably right about weapons winning...

Thanx : I do my best ...

> But weapon ranks in Hero Wars are intended on avoiding a net edge (in
> my experience, edges slow the game down), so they're designed to
> balance armor.

I realise this : storytelling vs. simulationism ...

A mere question of GM style, in other words ... :-)

> And I believe they should -- as has been mentioned, heroes don't win
> (or lose) battles because they have better armor or weapons (unless
> magical).

Another mere question of GM style IMO.

Historically, the romans beat the shit out of many celtic tribes because Rome had better equipment ...

cheers,

Julian Lord

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