Message no. 1

From:	Wafflemiesters <evamarie@**********.NET>
Subject:	tear gasTn's
Date:	Sat, 28 Mar 1998 16:20:42 -0600

> >What the hell is a +8 to target number? You only get a +3 for a serious wound, a
+8 is like two deadlies (by extrapolating deadly to be +4, if you weren't already dead).
I think these numbers are harsh enough if not too
>
> A +8 to target numbers would be reasonable if the gas completely (but
> temporarily) blinds you (see the TN penalties for hitting blind targets or in total
darkness). I'd go for a +6 TN if the gas leaves you with some (even if blurred) sight. But
then I might bump it up again to compensate for the pain (eg, a +2 for the severity of the
pain, which gives a +8 again)
>
> Lower TN penalties for actions that wouldn't require sight, of course.
>
> Hmmm... I'd make it only a +3 for shielded eyes... you can see, but you're hurting.
>

As far as game mechanics go, a +8 TN isn't out of line- the "stink"
spell and powers like "confusion" can cause similar penalties. I'd say
CS gas is in the same league as a "stink" spell, isn't it?

The effect's are not just vision based, but if the were, a visibility
penalty would be more apropriate (not all tests are affected equally by
bad visibility).

Mongoose