RE: Re: Revolutionary Hero Wars?

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From: bernuetz.oliver_at_...
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 11:26:00 -0400

Die rolls in Torg/Masterbook are used to determine success levels rather than knowing right off that a one is a success so while mechanically very different, there's a distinct conceptual similarity.

Oliver
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:18 AM To: hw-rules_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Revolutionary Hero Wars?

> My point? At best Hero Wars is a progression of things that were
already
> happening in role-playing games. The mastery mechanic is about the
only
> unique feature I can distinguish in Hero Wars.

Anothe major feature is using dice not to DETERMINE a result, but to provide a frame for the players (including the GM) to determin an actual result from context.

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