> I would agree with this, except that the default of 6 is so low. It
> seems very un-heroic to give a character less than a 1/3rd chance
to
> resist even a 'default attack' of 6! If the default was 10, it
> wouldn't be so bad (but it would muck up other numbers). To avoid
> having everyone who isn't renowned for their Strength fail to bash
> open flimsy doors, everyone who isn't remarkably resistant being
> crippled by the common cold, and everyone of middling size getting
> stuck in unremarkably narrow openings, I prefer to hunt for any
> credible Improvised ability first before relying on the default.
And whatever happened to positive improvisational modifiers? How about a specific "Resist this poison" ability rating of (the default) but with an improvisational modifier of +8 for a net 14. In this case it is only worth looking for an other ability to improvise from if, after the negative modifier applied to it, the net rating is above 14.
I am against improvisational modifiers only ever being negative.
regards,
Charles
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