Re: best ability is a thing

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From: Kmnellist_at_...
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 08:38:27 EDT

In a message dated 20/04/02 08:58:00 GMT Daylight Time, hw-rules_at_yahoogroups.com writes:

<< If 'my characters best ability is being well armoured' is
> your idea of really interesting, vive la difference! I can't see it
> catching on widely, though.
>

Oh I don't know, I had an amusing RQ character who's best ability was exactly that. >>

I've also had a character who's best ability was dodge and parry, (RQ2, both 90%), and a player in a game who's main feature was a huge door which he called a shield and protected him from most frontal assaults.

Elric of Menibone has his sword (or vice versa), Frodo has his Ring, Harrek his bearcloak. I think there are plenty of examples of narratively interesting equipment. I am aware of the agument that would say that these are not mundane, but the level of mundanity is determined by the ability level so it is a bit of a non-issue. In fact, read any heroic fantasy and the character description will almost certainly mention the weapon being carried.

Keith