Re: Augmented Obscenity?

From: simon_hibbs2 <simon.hibbs_at_...>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:03:06 -0000

> On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 20:41:05 +0100 (BST), Alex Ferguson
> <abf_at_c...> wrote:
>
> >An ideal mechanical solution, IMO, would be an augmentation
mechanic
> >that gives 'diminishing returns' rather than 'escalating returns'.
> >That would be a pretty major thing to do, though, and I don't have
> >a rule I'm 100% happy with even for my own purposes, so never
mind...
>
> That's a more positive way to continue.
>
> Here's an idea I've been thinking on: Add the previous Augments to
the
> resistance of the next one. So if you augment by 5, that's a 5W
> resistance. Then you want to augment by another 5 - but this time
it's
> resistance 10W (5W +5). For quick augmentation, subtract half the
> existing augment (round any way you like) from the next augment.

Since ability ratings are are logarithmic in nature, it may make sense to scale the difficulty of augmenting with the rating of the ability being augmented. How about this :

Augment Difficulty

  +1        = Ability being augmented -10
  +2        = Ability being augmented -5
  +3        = Ability being augmented
  +4        = Ability being augmented +5
  +5        = Ability being augmented +10

So a 'standard' augment is for +3, and the difficulty equals the ability beign augmented. Lesser and higher augments modify the difficulty number by +/-5 per point.

If you prefer auto-augments, perhaps something like this :

Augment Augmenting ability

  +1          More than 10 points bellow ability to augment
  +3          Within 10 points of ability to augment
  +5          More than 10 points higher that ability to augment

Simon Hibbs