| From: | Forrest <eness@**********.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | The horse is buried ??? (was Re: My GAQ Solution (LONG)) |
| Date: | Tue, 16 Sep 1997 03:51:00 -0700 |
>
[snip]
>
> Here's a possible fix: treat skills as character abilities (just like
> Archie's power), with the exception that they can use them while
> turned. In other words:
>
> 1. The Challenge is flipped over. (Say it's Halloweener Heck -
> Social-2, Street-2.)
> 2. The shadowrunning player 'activates' a single Runner's skills:
> "Nightshade, Social-2."
> If Nightshade had been given Stealth-2 by Stiletto, she could
activate
> that now, too, and the Halloweeners would be sleazed.
> 3. Other players get to act, and GAQ whom they please. Since
> Nightshade's already talked the talk, her effect can't be "undone",
> but she could still be sent home. Someone could GAQ Sam the Sleuth,
> though, and prevent him from using his Street-2.
>
> Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary, until all remaining Runners have
> been activated.
>
Wait though... That's contrary to everything that we just "agreed"
on. According to what everyone seems to be saying, there is a step 3
before your step 2 above. This would allow your opponent to send
Nightshade home before she contributed her Social-2.
> This has the unintended side-effect of weakening Whoops!
considerably.
> (In rebuttal to the comments Loki posted from FASA, you might not
always
> know what skills are needed to sleaze a Challenge - multiplayer
games,
> or two-player with a Security Consultant or Blindsided.) It does,
> however, maintain a "phase-like" sequence of events, with ample
> opportunity for both sides to win. Helps the Chipjack decks, too.
>
Not really. Since your opponent gets to act before you attempt to
sleaze, you can play Whoops! then and prevent them from sleazing.
Assuming of course that I finally have these "timing" rules straight
;-)
I think we finally got this thing worked out. Also now hopefully have
a good set of posts to refer people to when it comes up in the future.
So, what's next? ;-) How about Sudden Goblinization vs. Retinal
Scanner?
Forrest
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