RE: Re: Worldscale (was Abilityscale)

From: Graham, Andrew <agraham_at_...>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 12:01:21 +0100

> Relative to one another, AR ratings are
> fine, but relative to actual PCs they're mostly too low.
As much as I like AR I have to agree.
A beginner hero could take on a lion with a good chance of winning. I can believe this of a weaponthanes but not of a starting character. But that's my vision of Glorantha

> > If I want to be able,to run as fast as a horse,that´s superhuman
> and will
> > need an ability with four masteries,no?!AND a good story that gives
> our hero
> > the chance and a possibility to become that super-human.
> > Why isn´t a horse´s RunFast ability something like 5W4?????
>
> Much too high, I'd say adding a mastery to all NOTABLE
> abilities of wild animals works pretty well as a guide.
Yes you need to increase there significant abilities by 10 or 20 For a mundane creature like a horse +10 would probably do but for something
more magical like a dream dragon +20 is more like it. So roughly speaking I would increase there significant best abilities by 1.5.
Dough less others will have there own ideas on this and if anyone has a better idea I will be glad to hear it. But remember don't change abilities like Large or Small those stats are fine.  

> I can't remember, but don't horses get
> 'run long distance' or 'run fast'?

Both though there Run long distance is only about 14

> If a character has just 'run',
> that's at least a -5 modifier to either run fast, OR long...
 Correct

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