Re: Re: Combat System

From: Andreas Mueller <mueller_at_...-ulm.de>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:30:55 +0200

David Dunham complains:

> >When a combatant reaches 0 APs, he will be allowed to make a test of
> >an ability such as toughness or braveness (with a negative modifier
> >if he is wounded or injured). If he succeeds he will be allowed to
> >carry on fighting. The negative modifiers of being wounded or injured
> >will however be applied for the remaining combat.
> ...
> I for one don't really like "must-have" abilities. [Toughness]

I take a very similar approach to Frederiks proposal (mainly because all my players whined: "But I'm not seriously wounded, I want to carry on. Please. Oh come on, you're so mean ...")

I've detoriated the "must-have" quality by allowing a broader range of abilities for carrying on:
* stubborn

• strong willed
• determined
• reckless (against yourself => improv. mod.)
• brave
• daredevil
• stupid (The great troll didn't realise that he was already dead ;-)
• appropriate feats like berserk or morale
• hate [opponent]
• relationship clan (When your clan watches and is dependent upon your performance)
• stamina (assuming that you're exhausted when you're losing without being hurt)
• endurance (same as above)
• run and any other sport wich depends on endurance (with modifier -5; this reflects the stamina)
• Combat-abilities (with modifier -10; this reflects experience in checking whether you can go on or not) And, seriously, since you don't give up because of wounds/pain, I give an improvisational modifier to this use of tough!

Hope you can agree on this proposal.

Cheers,

Andreas