>
> > This is the only such that I can
> > think of too, but adding together
> > ability rating is problematic for
> > essentially the same reason. The
> > most direct example of this would
> > be the Gor/Devor cults. Obviously
> > the true successors to the old RQ
> > Babs cult in that respect... It
> > crops up in several other places,
> > though.
>
> Do you mean adding the ability ratings of two different devotees
> here? (trying to remember the context of the previous discussion...)
>
> This also came up in the question of how to handle Quest Challenges
> where the ability gained is the same or very close to and existing
> ability (and the concensus was that adding the two ratings would
> allow characters to challenge Orlanth after 2-3 iterations and
> therefore was broken).
>
> regards,
> Charles
For what its worth, you can't do repeated quest challenges on the
same thing. From my recollection of such discussions, I think what
happens is that the new rating (if its a better opponent) REPLACES
the value gained in the previous quest challenge.
Jeff