Hero Points

From: Mikko Rintasaari <mikrin_at_...>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:54:00 +0300 (EET DST)

> I don't recommend
> pre-declaring Hero Points at all. I can't even think of any other game that
> uses this mechanism - Plot Points, Fate Points, Luck Points, are almost
> invariably post-declared. Hero Wars is supposed to be a heroic game - if
> you change this mechanism round then you change that completely. That may
> be what you want, though, and as ever YGMV.

The most enjoyable War Hammer games I played in, one had to declare Fate Point usage before the throw.

One could use one to succeed in a throw, or after failing in a parry one could use it to change the enemys damage roll to minimum damage, for instance.

Worked well there,

        -Adept

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