From:	Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Re: I was slaughtered
Date:	Mon, 15 Sep 1997 05:32:31 -0700

> > Also on the miscellaneous list, I thought when you played LotI, you
> > had to decide the effect (+1 or -1) before the die roll, not after.
> > Much less powerful, that way.

> Luck of the Irish??? Do you possibly mean loaded dice?

Uhh.. yeah, that's the card. It's me and my attention defi.......
ooh, look, mommy, there's an airplane, up in the sky!

> If so, then yes you have to decide before you roll whether to go up or down.

I thought I heard someone in passing mention choosing afterward. The
card is ambiguously worded.. peeve, peeve.

> However since you know the target range of what you are rolling for
> you can pick it based on that. For instance, as mentioned previously
> in this thread, using LD on Lord Torgo and Retinal Scanners on 6
> Trolls return.

UB has a pretty funky effect on this (since you want to aim away from
the middle.) Most of the choices are pretty easy, otherwise.

> OK, actually now that I double checked this card maybe this isn't such
> a good idea. I had thought it was on 6+ Trolls returned, in which
> case the LD would help increase the odds to 1/3. Since it is on a
> roll of 6 only the LD on RS isn't going to help in this case.

> I assume since it isn't specified a roll of 7 would be a no effect?
> Has anyone asked this? Actually to generalize it, what happens when
> the die comes up with a number (after being modified of course) that
> isn't on the card?

Ret Scanners definitely seem to have a "null zone": -1 and 7+,
respectively. Most of the other cards read 4+, so rolls of 7 and 12 are
still good.

> Oh well, another good idea shot down :-)