See, part of my solution is that I would almost never give a wall "Tall 17".
I happen to fall on the "don't give the numbers solid meanings" side, but that's because I try to focus the rolls on conflicts, not tasks. So a wall is 20'. It might have "hard to climb 17" or "tricky to jump 17", but it won't have "tall 17".
For things like travel, I do much the same. "Run Fast" will not tell me how fast you go. It will come in in the drama.
I completely understand how this does not work for some people. It didn't work for me for some time, and many players dislike it.
As Jane says, I think a lot of these so-called "tricky situations" come down to this split in how people want to use the system.
LC
On March 9, 2007 07:21 am, Jane Williams wrote:
> I suspect it's to do with visualisation. I can't see
> in my mind how big a wall is if it's described as
> "tall 17". I can if it's "20 feet", or "taller than
> the elephant". And this is roleplaying/storytelling,
> not chess, so the visualisation is important. Never
> mind just seeing it, I want to hear it, smell it, feel
> the grit of the sandstone against my boots. "Tall 17"
> does not do this.
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