Re: Ho Much Rule fiddling Is Tolerable?

From: L.Castellucci <lightcastle_at_O6TzXG4xo5xf47eTC70d1URIrX6jeZoApnE98Xwb1VSS364YYrRPdDcJdz-hbK4Z>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:37:29 -0400

Really quickly, why do you need to base the ship building on any stats the ship has? Why not just go "Building a ship - Resistance 10W3"? Then, in an extended contest, you have the ship bid with those other abilities, sure.

On July 20, 2007 12:09 am, Brian Curley wrote:
> And I don't think you have to break the ship up into multiple
> components. You can simply have a contest of five (for example) PCs vs.
> one ship and the ship has a lot of APs based on it's Large (considering
> the largest creature on the size chart in Anaxials Roster is 18w2, a
> ship is going to be *way* bigger than that) and it's Seaworthy
> abilities. Actually, I'm sure Men of the Sea has lots of information on
> this, but it's downstairs right now and I'm too lazy to go get it... so
> best to proceed completely without facts.