| From: | gurth@******.nl (Gurth) |
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| Subject: | Rules and the game world (was Re: [OT] Cyberpunk 3rd edition?) |
| Date: | Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:37:39 +0100 |
> I've often argued this point. Starting from a pure game mechanics view
> - if a task is easier then it is more likely to be attempted and this
> can have a knock-on effect even at simple levels such as "how far can
> I leap?"
"I'm a 17th-level fighter with 153 hit points -- I know, I'll jump down
the Grand Canyon ..." ;)
> I recall playing SR1 and encountering that situation (this
> was before we had the concept of legality in the game). WFRP has the
> same with the naked dwarf syndrome - unarmoured, but tough, characters
> have a pretty good chance of surviving anything /normal/ that is
> thrown at them. This does not a grim, perilous, world make. CP2020 -
> when I first played it - inspired absolute fear about combat - one
> lucky shot WILL kill.
SR hangs somewhere in the middle, I think. Certainly in SRII and SR3,
unarmored characters could take a lot of damage from almost any attack,
but as soon as you add decent armor, the danger dropped noticeably --
leading to a more cinematic style of game than if you limit armor for
whatever reason.
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