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Re: net.rpg: response.FAQ

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From: Charles F Fitzgerald
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:19
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Ramez Naam suggests the stat tree:
>			All Stats
>		Physical	Mental
>			Physical
>		Fortitude	Coordination
>			Fortitude
>		Strength	Constitution
>			Coordination
>	Dexterity(hand/eye)	Agility(whole body/balance)
>			Mental
>		Intellectual	Instinctive/Subconscious
>			Intellectual
>		Reasoning	Discipline/Willpower
>			Instinctive
>	Intuition/Creativity	Personality/Charisma
should be utilised when the genre does not have magic, as
opposed to the bianary tree appearing in the most recent
FAQ.

The problem I have with this idea is that you end up with
two totally different trees--one for magical genres and one
for non-magical genres.  The advantage of the non-symmetric
tree is that a given branch may be disregarded and thus remove
magic from the game without altering the form of the ability
tree.

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Iowa State University | a poor player, that struts, and frets
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