Re: Actual Rules Question!

From: Morthander <morthander_at_...>
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 14:56:20 -0800

When it comes to hurling a dozen underlings at the players - I would actually do it like this if I were worried about AP carry overs.

I'd assign all five trollkin per player a single rating and then use that rating as the basis for the extended contest.

Eg

Trollkin mob 3w2

or

Pack of dogs 12w2

or

Trusty hencemen squad 10w3

In addition to making things fast, this gives the GM the advantage that he can describe the outcome in a more narrative fashion - ie if you drive the squad to -8, the GM can say "two lie decapitated, four injured and the rest flee before your power" or at -34 "Five fall with a single blow, three more die with the backswing and the last two faint with the shock of being splattered with bloody entrails"

The other advantage of combining in this way, is that it actually gives the players a tougher opponent and maintains the narrative quality of the HW rules IMO.

Martin Laurie