> it's the actor who chooses how many APs are
> bidden each round, and the defender can't alter it, right? This means that
> how the defender choose to defend has no weight on how much he can lose
> and/or win. This seems quite strange, doesn't it?
Correct. Except that it doesn't seem that strange. As a fencer, I can suddenly make an a risky attack like a fleche. As a defender, I do have choices, but I have a lot less control over the degree of risk.
I think too the game would be slower and not work as well if both sides got to participate in every bet. Especially if a superior opponent could always up the bets against him -- wouldn't be any fun if you were on the inferior side (never a fun side to be on anyway).
Wulf wondered
> Has anyone considered how to represent one of those Horse Followers
> the Grazers get? Or a Yinkinite with a Alynx? Problem is, if you give
> one of the keywords as 'horse' or 'alynx', what ratings does it get,
> and how do they improve? A flat value of -8 and -12 from the Hero's
> values doesn't work - starting with a Big 17 horse is a bit small,
> but would a 10W2 hero really have a Big 2W2 Clydesdale?
>
> Admittedly, you could just give a Horse 'Run Fast' and 'Jump'
> instead, but that doesn't give it much flexibility.
Followers are not intended to have lots of personality -- think of Star Trek redshirts. If you want a flexible horse, make it an ally (in which case it may have a mind of its own and be off visiting the mares when you most need it -- roll your Ally rating to check!).
A horse follower would most likely have a rating in Strong (to augment you in a charge) and one of the running abilities.
Benedict Adamson
> Page 25 lists PATRON as a type of supporting character, but implies
> that they do not have listed abilities, yet page 26, 'Describing Your
> Supporting Character' implies that ALL supporting characters need two
> abilities listed. What must players do during character creation for
> patron supporting characters?
Patrons are Narrator characters, so this is probably best a collaboration. If I decide that my character is daughter of the clan chief, my Narrator probably has some ideas as to who the chief is.
Patrons actually worked out fairly well when we used them. They weren't around much but could be called on for favors. And once in a while they called on you...
David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_...>
Glorantha/HW/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html>
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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