Re: Re: Minor System Questions

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_...>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 20:47:11 +0100 (BST)

Charles Corrigan on tied crits:
> I just had an evil thought (with my narrator's hat on). In a group
> contest, it could be appropriate to give both contestants 1x, 2x or
> even 3x the bid in APs.
>
> Why?
>
> In narrative terms, both fight (or whatever) so impressively that
> they both gain advantage as compared to all around them - for example
> everyone gasps in amazement at their flurry of blows.
>
> In game mechanical terms, if it's a group of characters vs the
> opposition, then the opposition has improved its position against
> everyone but the contestant that it just double criticalled with.

I've consistently played crit/crit as +1x AP each, for just such reasons. And in the hopes that we'll see some _really_ gross bids, next round. <g>

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