Re: Augments and arithmetic are irritating...

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From: t_m_ellis <tim_at_...>
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:30:15 -0000

> It's not dramatic failure though. Nothing happens. There's no relief of tension, no "My god, didn't think we'd talk our way out of that one" moment. Which is strange 'cause the rest of the rules actively encourage you to not bother with contests where nothing can happen.

I think this might be a clue - don't roll for Augments where "Nothing happens" doesn't make sense.

HQ2 rules go back to 1 Augment to prevent the "abuse" in HQ1 that could see The Augments being worth More than the base Skill... I suspect there is a happy medium around about 3 augments (only one rolled) which allows you to use more abilities in a contest without encouraging you to use "all" your abilities... (On the other hand if you always use the same augments they should probably be considered part of the base skill)