Re: HPs and normal abilities house rule.

From: Jeff <jakyer_at_...>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 14:45:54 -0000

> Mikko wrote:
>
> I agree completely. IMO the various types of enhancement (edges,
> handicaps, augmentations, penalties and extra APs) should all be
> converted into skill bonuses/penalties for simple contests, using
> conversion rates implicit in the enhancement rules. Otherwise you
can
> have the absurd situation where you are forced to use unwieldy and
> time-consuming extended contests to resolve otherwise simple issues.

Acutally, that is sort of what I do -- at least for mass-combat things. Otherwise I get too much of a headache trying to work it all out....  

> I don't quite understand the "hardly means the same thing" -- it
> makes it much more likely the armoured fyrd will *win*, doesn't it?
> In a simple contest, you'd narrate that they won because of their
> magically marvellous armour. No?

Yep. The blades don't bite. The arrows glance off.

of course when the enemy fyrd switches to Rain of Flaming Borshst, then of course, we don't get the ^20 and are resisting at... um... 17? or so.

There's more than one way to skin a fyrd (or an alynx for that matter)  

> Cheers, Nick

Sigh! I hit 'send' too soon. I should have said that a +10 augment to skill would be what I'd go for.

Thanks for clarifying, Nick.

Jeff