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In article <1992Nov21.191104.16559@oz.plymouth.edu> sos@oz.plymouth.edu (Steffan O'Sullivan) writes:
>cleggp@aix.rpi.edu (Paul Jason Clegg) writes:
>>Well, it's definitely a SIMPLE concept and easy to learn.  BUT it's very
>>counter-intuitive for a GM to come up with stuff on the fly.  
>
>??? I don't see why you say this.  What do you mean?
>
>>It's also
>>very limited, because the results are limited to the seven results that 
>>the stats/skills are defined as.
>
>True, true.  Playtesting will see if we need to expand the attribute
>range.  I suppose we could go with the familiar 2-19 range that many
>games have, but I like the concept of relating things to words.
>
I think it's counter-intuitive because it's hard to quickly implement a
quick chance idea.  I mean, I don't know what I mean.  I guess you could
just assign a result requirement, and if the person gets it, they get it.
But the range is definitely too limited.  I mean, Joe Schmo might have poor
strength (just under average), and Arnie Schwarzeneggar might have Superior,
three over average, in a seven-tier system.  They go to lift something that
the GM deems as a Superior Task.  Arnie gets it a little over half the time,
no problem.  But Jo Schmo can get a +4 result, and lift the same thing that
Arnie does, and that's just not likely.

It's a limited example (at 2:30am, lots of things are limited :) but also
apply it to combat (no! Not Combat!  Yes, Combat!)  You'll have to be really
stingy in handing out modifiers to hit, because each level is a good portion
of their chance to hit.  I just don't know.  I guess it could work, but I
definitely think the range should be expanded to a LOT more than just 7
tiers if this system is considered "the one to go with".

...Paul



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  Paul Clegg, cleggp@aix.rpi.edu.   Project Galactic Guide Coordinator.
            System One RPG designer.   But generally unknown.
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