I mean, think about multiple opponents... 10-15 Battle Droids can be a Low Resistance Simple Contest for a single Jedi with no penalties in one scene and then force 2 Jedi to surrender in a later scene.
I have to keep reminding myself that "Resistance != Opponent's Skill" and that the *exact same opponent* can have different Resistance levels in different Contests.
It allows for some amazing experiences - sessions that feel more like my favorite books and movies than any other system I've played, but there is a certain "abstractness" to it that also takes some getting used to.
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Bo <lorgryt_at_...> wrote:
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> Thanks, Aaron. I have to get used to the ideal of the system rather than
> the idea of gaming. The ideal is story progress.
>
> Again, I think it is a self correcting system... once play begins. The
> problem with theory is that it is always over-thought! LOL
>
> Bo
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> On 12/6/2011 8:08 AM, Aaron Stockser wrote:
> > I know that point very well... too well :P
> >
> > ...
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> > In "traditional" RPGs each shot fired (or series of cuts/parries/thrusts)
> > is represented by an "attack roll" and usually followed by a "damage
> roll"
> > to interpret results.
> >
> > But that's not what a dice roll means at all in HQ2. Here it represents
> the
> > degree of success or failure *in attempting to move the story forward* -
> > which is how the Millennium Falcon can "defeat" 3 Star Destroyers in a
> > Simple Contest with a single dice roll in one scene with ease, and then
> > experience a challenging Extended Contest against 3 Tie Fighters later.
> >
> > So the process for determining how difficult it is to kill a cow a single
> > shot in HQ2 is completely different. Instead of things like Range,
> Windage,
> > Weapon Caliber being important, I ask myself other questions like:
> > -What is the tone/genre of the campaign?
> > -How crucial is pulling off that shot to Story Progression?
> > -What are the impacts of Success/Failure?
> > -What is the purpose of the Contest in the larger story?
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