Re: Costly victories

From: David Dunham <david_at_...>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:39:32 -0700


Neil asked

> My problem is how to represent these kind of tactics in HW. The humans
> win each of the earlier fights, as a combat contest, so the penalties of
> defeat should be applied to the trolls. However, trolls expect to loose
> these contests, as they are merely part of a larger contest of
> tactics. But if I, as a narrator, ask for player rolls against a
> 'tactics' ability, I give the game away. Also, I don't want to embed
> one extended contest within another.

The trolls could also decline every loss of 7 AP they inflict, in favor of doing a wound.

David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_...>
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