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Re: Net.rpg - General comments

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From: Magnus Alvestad
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 20:15

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	Spike> 7) Go with one mechanic. This will affect the learning

	Magnus> Agreed. Now, my personal view is that 1d100 (1d10 x 10
	Magnus> + 1d10) is a very good starting point. Maybe
	Magnus> openendedness isn't neccesary either.  I thought it
	Magnus> would be nice, but .. playability.

	Torben> How is it that som people always think that
	Torben> "mechanics" means "what dice you roll". I have no
	Torben> trouble with e.g. letting different weapons use
	Torben> different dice and still call it a single mechanic.

You are right, of course. There is a lot more to mechanics than dice.
I just think it would be nice to use d100 for all rolls. That is if
you integrate the hit/damage roll into one roll. But that's combat.

-Magnus

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