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Message no. 1
From: Gary Carroll <gary@****.COM>
Subject: rules check (was Re: mage bias
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 08:53:17 -0700
Damion wrote:
Lets say 9M, with
1 success, against a typical runner, with say, an armour jacket,
layered with, say FFBA (assuming GM allows it, if not, then then the
runner can get some other combo which is nearly as good), gives an
armour rating of about 7. The runner needs twos to resist. The
runner only needs about 4 or 5 successes, and with Body alone this
is quite possible. When Combat Pool, and even Karma Pool are taken
into account, then most runners are home free from at least 1/2 a
dozen consecutive attacks.

Gary Writes:
Just checking But if your using your combat pool your target number
for dodging is still a heafty 9.

*also*
I play: ganger shoots - 1 success - 9M - character dodges manages
to roll (2) 9s - I play that this drops it to a 9L then armor 7
drops it to a 2L - easily rolls (2) 2s for no damage.

I know some other GMs play: ganger shoots - 1 success - 9M -
character dodges manages to roll (1) 9 - shot is avoided.

What are your feelings on this - and what do you use...
Thanks
Gary C.
Message no. 2
From: Damion Milliken <adm82@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: rules check (was Re: mage bias
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 13:50:56 +1000
Gary Carroll writes:

> Just checking But if your using your combat pool your target number
> for dodging is still a heafty 9.

Hmm, I don't think it is. The TN for the Combat Pool dice is the same as the
TN for the Body dice. At least according to the rules (I for one don't use
that, it is still illogical to me, despite all the convincing Quicksilver
has tried to do :-)). So the runner would need a single 2 on his Combat Pool
dice, and he would dodge. Pretty easy to do. With a Combat Pool of 6, you
can expect to dodge 5 consecutive rounds with a Power 9, and a single
success (remember, the runner example I used had an armour Rating of 7). The
6th might hit, but hey, that's life.

> I play: ganger shoots - 1 success - 9M - character dodges manages
> to roll (2) 9s - I play that this drops it to a 9L then armor 7
> drops it to a 2L - easily rolls (2) 2s for no damage.

Oohh, Combat Pool dice are near on useless for defensive purposes with that
rule. I guess people cop damage a lot if they get shot in your game
(especially so when you consider that everyone will likely use their Combat
Pool for offensive purposes).

> I know some other GMs play: ganger shoots - 1 success - 9M -
> character dodges manages to roll (1) 9 - shot is avoided.

Most people I know either use the rules from the book, which means dodging
is simple for any decently armoured target, or they (like me) design their
own dodge/Combat Pool rules, which are usually not as easy as the books, but
by no means as hard as yours.

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Damion Milliken University of Wollongong E-mail: adm82@***.edu.au

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