<< Whether 5w4 is an example of inflation, depends on how you handle the contest in rules terms. (I *do* agree that a Simple Contest, using a hero's default "Resist Dragon Pass winters" rating of 6 versus the winter's Cold 5w4 would be ridiculous.) In my game, I would give healthy bonuses in the form of augmentations, and edges (and handicaps to the winter's Cold ability) to handle this. Also, there is a difference between running naked across the courtyard and spending a week naked on a mountaintop.
Best regards,
/Peter Nordstrand
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You obviously need to fudge it for the 5W4 to make sense. How about a competiton for the most outrageous fudge. Here are a couple mine:
Since winter needs to last all season, which is a long time, it needs to overcome the duration resistance. This can be treated as a bonus to the other actor in the contest, who therefore gets +60 to his ability to resist.
Who said the objective of the 5W4 winter was to kill anyone. The objective of the cold winter is to make someone chilly. It almost always suceeds and no one in Dragon Pass claims it is "too warm" during the winter.
Keith
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