I haven't thought through what it would mean for the "Hero Point Ecconomy" (for want of a better term) and especially when we hit high levels of ability. I can see wild swings of 10W4 occurring when Jar-Eel and Harrek go handbag to handbag. Whether that's a good idea or not I have no idea!
Provided there are enough Hero Points around I don't think it would necessarily prevent someone choosing the most appropriate ability. If I can get this system to work I have a feeling we could bin improvisational modifiers - either the entire ability is relevant or pick again which is one of the cooler ideas in DiTV lest anyone else think it's my idea...
I've got some ideas on how to resolve these issues, but they're lying festering in the dark recesses of my mind at the mo.
Cheers,
Ash
> --- In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com, Ashley
> Munday <aescleal_at_...>
> wrote:
>
> > Bin our current augmentathon and only use a single
>
> > ability in a contest. If the player wants to
> augment
> > their character's chance, he or she narrates what
> > other ability they're using, spends a Hero Point
> and,
> > wait for it, adds the entire score in the
> augmenting
> > ability to their ability score for that roll.
> >
>
> I like the way you think.
>
> I have two concerns, though. One is the possible
> loss of the fun
> that comes from going with the most approprate
> ability rather than
> the highest. The other is that this will work with
> abilities up to
> the M2 range, but it will quickly get very silly
> after that. M3
> advantages are very significant, so people will be
> compelled to
> spend 1HP/roll just to stay in the running. That
> could get
> expensive.
>
> Neil.
>
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