Re: Bump Ups

From: Eric Rowe <rowe_at_chaosium.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 11:39:21 -0700


><< you are assuming that experience and character development in HW works
>like RQ. It doesn't. What if you could go to the hero plane, steal a spirit,
>and suddenly jump 20 points in a skill? >>
> You're putting that forward as a *good thing*? Maybe I don't understand
>this resolution roll thing as well as I thought I did, but 20 points sounds
>like a heck of a lot chance-of-success wise...

For campaigns where you want to go stomping around with Harrek and Argrath, yes, it is a good thing. If you are busy defending the stead against raiding neighbors, you don't do that. Your choice, the game will not dictate. Just like in D&D, progression can be very slow, or very fast, it just depends on the person running the game and at what level you want to play it. RQ pretty much dictated one speed, slow. HW allows both slow and fast.

>> Frankly, the list already looks much like your list.>>
> Hmm... not to me, it doesn't. I don't however claim that, should the
>official list look more like Doyle's than Alex's that that would be a fatal
>flaw in the system, just yet another target for house rules.

I was referring to the list in the rules, not Doyle's. Alex's list looks much like the list already in the rules.

><< Why can't you assume that the rules will work?>>
> I, for one, certainly wouldn't assume that they *won't* work, but when
>somebody describes the rules in a way that makes them sound bad, and when
>that person appears to be in a position to know what he's talking about, it
>would be fairly odd to *assume* that he's wrong about them, wouldn't it? He
>might be, he might not be, that's why it's good to try and clarify it.

I agree, it would be odd to assume that, which is why playtesters should take their questions and complaints to Greg first, before giving misinformation to the list. It does cause confusion and shouldn't have to be cleared up on the list.

Please, if you have some version of the rules and have questions or complaints, take them to Greg first. That's all I'm asking. If the response doesn't satisfy you feel free to complain until your fingers turn blue, but get the facts first.

> Besides, as I keep saying, no matter how good the rules are, there'll be
>some people who will find they don't work for them. We are not all the same
>and we don't all want the same things; that's just life.

Absolutely!

Cheers,

Eric


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