"Who sets the resistance for a conflict?"
Yep, it aint the players, it's you, the GM. Whether it's setting the resistance directly at the time of the conflict (HQ2), working out if an ability use is a stretch (HQ2) or levying an improvisational penalty (HQ1) then the GM is in the driving seat.
In both editions of the rules you go through the same process. You work out how well the ability the player wants the character to use fits the conflict. Overly general abilities (by definition) don't fit particularly well so they're often going to get an improvisational penalty (HQ1) or be stretches (HQ2).
So if some character has "knows everything" as an ability he's not going to be as effective in conflicts with Trolls as that Garzeen Trader that's got an ability of "I know how Uz think" with the same score.
Cheers,
Ash
> From: michaelL <michaelalewis25_at_gmail.com>
> Subject: Abusing character creation
> To: HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, 1 November, 2011, 16:18
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> I'm new to the Heroquest system, coming from a more
> traditional rpg background, where you buy your
> abilities(GURPS). I'm worried that some of my 'Power
> gaming' players are going to try and abuse the system.
> I must admit, it seems like it would be easy to do.
> Pick an ability that is as general as possible.
> Should I be worried about this? How does playtest
> respond to this?
>
>
> Worried,
>
> Michael
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