> From: "Charles Corrigan" <glorantha_at_...>
>The way I see it, the mastery special case (msc) rule is essential in
>a contest where there are muliple levels of ability on both sides.
>If it were only the two masters involved then whether the msc is used
>or not is a matter of taste.
>
>However, if there are multiple contestants at different levels of
>mastery and the msc is not used then two opposing high level masters
>will lose APs far too quickly relative to the other contestants.
Well thought out. I hadn't spotted this (but I would certainly have noticed
if it wasn't there).
>I also think that the existing msc is good enough. The fail vs
>fumble case will happen in less than 1 in 40 cases ('cos there is a 1
>in 20 chance of rolling a fumble, and there is at least a 1 in 20
>chance when that happens of the other side getting a critical or
>success).
Agreed.
Thom