Re: Re:Bumping vs. Ability Increase

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From: Philippe Sigaud <sigaud_at_...>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:34:29 +0200

Rob:
> Guys,
>
> Don't you think that you are being too slavish to the result. So its
> marginal on a simple contest. Do you always have to narrate it as
> such? I don't.

Narration is not a problem. But consequences are: the -1/-10%/-50%/-100% results.

Some obstacle is in you way. As a player, you know that if you use a SC, you will probably get some Marginal or Minor Victory. But if you convince the Narrator to play it as an extended contest, you may reasonably expect to achieve a Major Victory. What would you do? At least one of my players found it jarring and began to ask for Extended Contests for this reason.
OK, that was in a heroquest, and the carryover bonus for a step in a HQ finished by a minor victory is only 10% of the opponent's ability, while it's a quarter of it for a major victory.

The problem never became acute or anything, but we are now thinking of tweaking somewhat either the SC or the EC rules to bring them closer in result.

Philippe