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Message no. 1
From: MILLIKEN DAMION A <u9467882@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Off-Hand Training
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 21:22:17 +1000
The rules for using two weapons in FOF seem a tad screwed to me. It says
apply a _negative_ modifier to the target number equal to the appropriate
skill rating, minus the ambidexterity skill. And it gives the example of a
person with a firearms of 5 and ambidexterity of 3. She gets a -2 modifier
to her target #. A -2 mod? This _improves_ the chances of hitting! And if it
is taken as negative mod is a disadvantage (ie a _positive_ target number
mod), then the rules are also screwed. As then, if you have a firearms of 5
and ambidexterity of 3, as above, the you have a plus 2 mod to your target
number. But, say you were a real sharp shooter, firearms 10, and had
ambidexterity 3, like our previous example. Then you would have a +7 mod.
Much less chance of hitting, and yet you are twice (more if viewed in karma
terms) as good as the other person.

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Damion Milliken University of Wollongong e-mail: u9467882@***.edu.au

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Message no. 2
From: Paolo Marcucci <marcucci@***.TS.ASTRO.IT>
Subject: Off-Hand Training (fwd)
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 09:35:55 METDST
>
> The rules for using two weapons in FOF seem a tad screwed to me. It says
> apply a _negative_ modifier to the target number equal to the appropriate
> skill rating, minus the ambidexterity skill. And it gives the example of a
> person with a firearms of 5 and ambidexterity of 3. She gets a -2 modifier
> to her target #. A -2 mod? This _improves_ the chances of hitting! And if it
[snip]
> Damion Milliken University of Wollongong e-mail: u9467882@***.edu.au
[snip]

The way I read it, the -2 modifier was on the number of dice you use
on this test. So, in the example, you roll (firearms-(firearms-ambidextery))
dice, and that makes 3 dice. This way, having a high ambidextery skill
could actually *improve* your skill.

Make firearms:5 and ambidextery:7. (5-(5-7)) = 7. You roll 7 dice.

Bye, Paolo

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Paolo Marcucci Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste - Italy
marcucci@***.ts.astro.it http://www.oat.ts.astro.it/marcucci.html

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