RE: Re: edges/handicaps & simple contests & miscellan ea

From: Hibbs, Philip <philip.hibbs_at_...>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 14:38:51 +0100


>The 40 thieves are sneaking up on Ali Baba. One of them gets
>a critical failure, does he realise there is someone coming?

This is a good example of where the standard mechanics can be seen not to apply to all circumstances - how does one leader with 20 followers sneak? Surely not by adding their APs to his "Sneak" ability in an extended contest vs the guards' "Vigilant"!

Philip Hibbs http://www.snark.freeserve.co.uk/ Opinions expressed may not even be my own, let alone those of any organisations, nations, species, or schools of thought to which I may be affiliated.

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