I started this thread and i found Ian Hammonds Coopers reply"Donīt be this
guy"the best answer/solution to most of my questions/problems:
-An ability stands for itself(in a human scale).
-If you want to compare it with another race, you will have to adjust.
There will never be such a thing as a worldscale possible, thatīs because
HW-mechanics arenīt "stephen hawkings worldformula".
There are concepts/images on one side of the gamemechanic and
probabilites/bumping mathematics on the other side, but they are not
necessarily interchangable or capable of simulating anything in a
simulationist way.
So while Gregīs message seemed a bit lame,at first, like he wanted to excuse
something, itīs actually very much hitting the point.
Now there are some people here, who find this unplayable and i understand
why.Still i find, that the gamesystem gives us enough help with the meaning
of masteries.
My problem here is, that while nobody has any problems understanding with,
what mastery one to four mean(trained/master/expert/legendary), itīs becoming
very difficult beyond that.
The rule state, that:
10W4-is a lesser god/tribal spirit 10W6-is a small god 10W8-is a god
Now what is a god in comparison to a lesser god and what is the former in
comparison to the latter, able to achieve ?
I think we need definitions for these masterylevels.Maybe Greg would like to
enlighten us about this one...!!!!!
Everything beyond human capability is difficult to imagine/make up.
How strong is a 15m giant?Is that godlike or small-godlike ?And how much to
add in comparison to a human(if needed).
So my conclusion is:we need to know more about the definition of beyond-human
capabilities and learn what differences in masteries mean,so we can easily
improvise modifiers for contests that compare different races/species(like
Wulf explained so nicely in one of his recent mails:one unopposed mastery
never fumbles,two masteries never fail, etc.....also the question is, what do
8 masteries?Do they bump down their opponent after bumping the result to a
critical?- that would be my image of being a god...).
Christian
P.S.: and Wulf, i apologize: of course "Gepard" is the german word for a "cheetah", i was a bit tired when i wrote that mail and confused it...:-P
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