Re: a little fundamental point re encounters

From: Richard Develyn <Richard.Develyn_at_...>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 14:53:45 -0000


From: Michael Cule [mailto:mikec_at_...]

>In you go into an Extended Contest
>with your Dazzle with the Beauty of Flowers ability and he goes in with
>his Kill by Agonizing Means ability you are not equally armed. And by
>making all APs equal the system not only violates 'realism' (whatever
>that means) but common sense.
>And I like games that, if not 'realistic', are at least possessed of a
>passing acquaintance with common sense.

I suppose you can deal with this with improvisational mods though in some ways I'm wondering about giving up common sense for the sake of heroic encounters.

Maybe in a heroic world someone with a high 'Dazzle with the Beauty of Flowers' ability should be able to passify trolls.

Richard

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