| From: | Tim Cooper <tpcooper@***.CSUPOMONA.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Spirit Threat Dice (was Re: CZ Attack Questions |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Dec 1996 15:49:46 -0800 |
> WRT giving Spirits (of any type) a Threat Rating equal to the Force:
>
> Consider that Prime Runners (p 102) suggests a Threat Rating of F/2 for
> spirits as a first guess. (IMO too generous, but WTH...)
>
> Consider that the Great Dragon Rhonabwy has a Magical Threat of 12. His
> Magic Rating is 25, as are his Sorcery and Conjuring.
>
>
> Are you saying that Spirits are twice as ferocious as everything else?
> That'd make a Force 12 spirit as Threatening as a GREAT DRAGON!
>
> Brian W. Allison
Well, the dragon has a lot of other things going for him (armor, spells,
big-nasty-claws, and skills..), while most spirits only have thier
hand-full of powers. In my experience if you DON'T give spirits a Threat
equal to their full force, they just aren't terribly threatening. A force
6 elemental with only a TR of 3 doesn't last too long.
WRT the force 12 spirit vs Great Dragon, your probably right. If I had
the choice of facing either a force 12 spirit or a great dragon, I'd
probably choose to chew on my heavy pistol. However, I would consider the
dragon a GREATER threat despite the fact that they have equal TR's.
I guess that IMHO the actual TR is only half of the 'threat level' of the
NPC. You can have a highly skilled and equipped NPC with a low TR be just
as threatening as a meagerly equipped, High TR NPC. The TR is just
another modifier to 'tweak' the NPC to get the appropriate effect.
~Tim
