Re: Alternate ways of playing extended contests?!

From: Jonas Schiott <jonas.schiott_at_...>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 23:58:30 +0200


Greg:

> Actor: the person who goes first in an Exchange.

Shouldn't this be "...goes first in a Contest"? Otherwise it seems as if the entire 10-step turn sequence is one exchange, whereas in current HW terminology it would be two. Such a change would make Group Extended Contests really confusing: every time somebody acts, their opponent can immediately retaliate, effectively doubling the number of dice rolls per round. Of course, it would also mean contests only lasted half as many rounds, so it's not a question of time spent but of the order of events.

> 6. Opponent states his character's desired Action.
> The actor in the exchange describes what he intends to do.

"The opponent in the exchange..." if you want to be consistent. But then again, if you _are_ consistent then you're stuck with the redefinition of an exchange as two opposed rolls instead of one. All in all, I don't think such a change really clarifies anything.

I _do_ like the renaming of AP, though.



Jonas Schiött
Göteborg

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