RE: Re: Quest Challenge gains

From: Bruce Ferrie <bruce_at_...>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 18:45:42 +0100

On Tuesday, October 02, 2001 5:10 PM, Benedict Adamson [SMTP:badamson_at_...] wrote:
>
> What makes you think that? The example in the NB is of that type,
> true, but the canonical example much quoted by Greg is pitting your
> belief in, say, the superiority of Orlanth against someone else's
> belief in the superiority of Yelm: the symmetry here means it must be
> for the same ability.

But what you get as a benefit doesn't have to be the *same* ability as you wagered. You might wager your "Devotee of Orlanth", say, in order to get "Resist Fire Tribe Magic" or "Knows Evil Emperor Is A Big Girl's Blouse". The Yelm-worshipper might be wagering his "Devotee of Yelm" to gain "Crush Barbarian Upstarts" or "Sun Drives Away Storm Clouds".

> 'Stacking' seems a natural way of describing many contests that are
> also Quest Challenges, simply because it is symmetric (both
> contestants using the same ability). Many contests in the RW are
> symmetric.

But, even in the RW, if you're both using the same ability, you might not both have the same *goal*.

Regards,

Bruce