wrote:
> --- Ian Cooper <ian_hammond_cooper_at_y...>
> wrote:
>
> > > you don't now add both lots of +3 on to what was
> > your CC? Please?
>
> > Just occurs that you might have meant: do you get
> > the HQ bonus + the converted HW edge.
>
> No, it's all right, I didn't. But it was a good
> thought.
>
> I have this Humakti PC with a magical sword (Lottery
> sword, four gifts on it.) It's mainly edges. And our
> game uses mainly simple contests, so the edges don't
> come out to play very often, just the +5 bonus.
>
> So under HW rules, she's her basic 11W CC, plus 5 to
> 16W. Which is quite enough to be going on with.
>
> Even in extended, we've always ignored the ^3
> "standard", since it cancels out.
>
> But after HQ conversion, if I add her basic ^3
> ordinary sword, her ^3 armour, and all the edges
> (let's say she's facing a troll, so they all kick in),
> all as bonuses, her effective Sword Combat rating is
> now 17W2. She's gained a full mastery. OK, so this is
> an extreme case because of that sword, but it made me
> wonder if I was misunderstanding something.
>
> (Yes, I'm ignoring augments in the above sums.)
>
>
> =====
> Jane Williams
>
>
In my game, because I was trying to get players interested, I made
the mistake of allowing the Humakti to start with an iron sword and
iron armour (was in his 100 words). It was a magical sword and
armour also (^3 each). What this turned into was:
CC: 5w
Magical heavy iron sword: ^4+^3+^3
Magical fine iron armour and large shield: ^4+^3+^3+^2
When it was moved to being bonuses he became: 5w+22 = 7w2.
Add in his augments and I had problems balancing things, mainly
because the range of the party was quite large. The Issaries was
back down at 2w, so couldnt partake in some melees as the mob was
matched to the Humakti's level...
With the new penalties for magic for iron, my players are happy to
change things around, rather then me having to say "oops, this is a
bit unbalanced".
You live and learn.
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