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From: Drekhead <drekhead@***.NET>
Subject: Re: Critical Hit revisited
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 11:52:25 -0500
On 6 May 98 at 11:30, Ojaste,James [NCR] wrote:

> On table 2, why did you alternate between minor and major like that?
> If you roll a 3 with a light wound you will be louder than if you
> had a medium? The odds might work out, but it seems
> counter-intuitive.

I guess I wanted a more random result. What would be better? Group
them together?

> I like the spin. :-)
> You could end up with some really cool PhysAd fights, but what about
> basing it on something like (Power - Body)*45 instead? That way, it
> still accounts for mass (sorta), but you can have people spin around
> even if they don't take any serious damage... I guess it's up to
> the style of game you run.

Noted. I like that.

> Overall, cool.

Thanks.

> First, it should be Time*s*Square, and the Second is that it should
> be 6*9*90. So the correct URL is:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/6990/newrules.html

Everyone, this is the correct URL. I screwed up twice! (Long day,
and it's only 12...)

> (isn't cut & paste fun? :-)

Yea, I should've used it instead of typing from memory. :)

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