Re: Berserk feats

From: wulfcorbett <wulfc_at_...>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 11:05:25 -0000

> These seem like a nice idea, but:
>
> --by the time my PC wants to use it, he is usually so wounded that
> it's difficult to pull off.
> --the 1/3-of-ability edge hardly seems worth it for the flexibility
> given up and the danger to other PCs
> --Is it really that deadly when used? Don't have any experience
with
> this...

Like a lot of HW magic, it's pretty pathetic at low levels, pretty powerful when over 2 levels of Mastery... Combined with other Edges, it can give you a massive 'damage' total on every hit, provided you DO hit! I think I calculated once one of my characters (a Babs Gori) could get a total edge of ^22, and she's a straight starter character. That's a pretty much guaranteed (unless the opposition has a good defensive Edge) of a Grievous Wound every action...

However, given that we have been told that Edges are optional in HQ, it's pretty certain that the mechanics for Berserk magic will be changed!

Wulf