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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:15:23 -0000
> From: tonyhoyt_at_...
> Subject: Spending Hero Points to affect a role, timing...
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> Here's a question that came up durring my game using the Hero War's
> rules.
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> When does a player announce he is going to spend a hero point to
> affect a die roll?
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> Current I have it that they announce before they make the roll,
> although this could cause problems if they roll a 1 and the point
> feels wasted. But I wasn't sure if allowing players to hold off on
> using Hero Points gave them as much value as they I felt they
> deserved.
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> I could add a rule in that, if they roll a 1, then the hero point is
> not truely used, but again, it doesn't feel as much as a gamble.
> Although are hero points ment to be somewhat of a gamble though?
In ancient FRP "The Fantasy Trip", wishes (which weren't that high powered),
could be used to specify the result of a die roll before it was made, but if
used *after* the roll was made, meant that you got a re-roll.
You could use something like this, but it does seem a bit harsh.
Tom