I prefer this third option, because this scene is supposed to be the climax of the scenario (I like to suprise my players with climax not exactly expected: they think the climax is the confrontation *before* the temple is desecrated, but i stadge it *after*):
> (3) Extended contest. The Krashti become the minor
> distraction - fighting
> them is a simple contest, as for any other unrelated
> action. Don't make 'em
> too hard - simple contests kill quicker than
> extended! Again, I'd start the
> "Crush Heroes" skill quite low (maybe not so low,
> though) but give it
> *lots* of APs. Justify it as the contest is against
> this rock, plus all its
> follower rocks.
follower rocks? This is cool! I hadn't thought about it that way!
> Then, I might slowly crank up the
> rating. Depends if I
> wanted to reach the point where heroes were
> definatly going to die if they
> haven't already escaped.
>
> Personally, I've only ever used number 1 in similar
> situations. But then,
> I'm the guy who finds Hero Wars a bit rules heavy...
:-)
Ciao,
Gian
Powered by hypermail