Re: Re: Crunching Up Contests

From: Roderick and Ellen Robertson <rjremr_at_...>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:41:42 -0700


> > Sounds like most RPG combat systems out there: Roll to Hit,
> >Roll to Damage.
>
> That's not a coincidence.

;-)

> > RPGs use it). You'd also have to decide how to split your Weapon
> > Bonus/Edge - All on To Hit, All on to Damage or a split between the
> two.
>
> I'd like to keep that flexible, because this mechanic could
> be adapted to many different situations, not just combat.
> It may not be a groundbreaking idea, but I also don't see any
> reason to avoid such an approach, especialy since Edges
> are being deprecated anyway.

They are being transformed straight across into Bonuses. Unlike the GTA handout, (Where bonuses were 1-3 for most weapons/equipment), the rules just translate Edges directly into bonuses - after I pointed out that the direct translation of published material was a good thing.

RR
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- Richelieu

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