Re: Truesword

From: Mikko Rintasaari <mikrin_at_...>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:01:22 +0300 (EET DST)


On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Alexandre Lanciani wrote:

> Sarah Newton:
>
> > Sarah delurking again here. I thought I'd send a wee write-up of a feat
> > used in our campaign to spark of a bit of discussion. Pls be aware it's not
> > meant to be any kind of straitjacket - just the way we are currently
> > perceiving feats and affinities in our game! I've avoided any game
> > mechanics, as the HW rules provide plenty; what I've done is to try to
> > indicate how the Truesword feat might "scale" with the power of the wielder.
> > Anyway, that said:
> [...]
> > That's it! Thanks for reading!
>
> Very, very nice. But probably you have overestimated a little the
> impact of edges and bonuses (even during the Hero Wars Gloranthan magic seems
> still suspiciously low-powered).

I liked it, and about the puny edges...

I'd use the Truesword Stroke as a single feat, parhaps using the simple contest rules. One hit, if you win, bad news to the target... That would seem more like Truesword Strike

        -Adept

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