| From: | Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Pool Use (was; Summer Time) |
| Date: | Wed, 20 May 1998 17:53:12 -0400 |
> Dice pools, of course, not swimming pools. Sorry, Wyrmy.
Hey, it's spring which does mean that swimming pools are beginning to be on
people's minds...
> For sake of this argument, I'll assume pools represent your "focus
and
>concentration" on the task you are doing", and that current pool values
>are good and useful for the given areas.
Reasonable assumption but nobody, including the DLOH, seems to know why we
have dice pools. It's an important game mechanic, but no one seems to have
the concrete answer as to why it even exists.
<snipped>
> Does this seem reasonable? Is it a"problem" that even needs fixing?
>The example of mages using combat pool for damage resistance only (and
>thus having more availible there than samuria) indicates to me it DOES
>need fixing.
Actually, I don't really think it needs fixing. BUT if I were to have to
come up with a solution to the problem you posit, I wouldn't use your
answer. It isn't an original idea, but I think it would be better then to
use a single pool for everything.
Call it a "Shadow Pool" or something, a group of dice that can be used by
shadowrunners. Not sure of what it would be, but if you accept that pools
are a byproduct of focus and concentration, you could make this pool
INT+WILL/2 or something.
Other thoughts?
Erik J.
"Ladies & Gentleman, the newest member of the band, the one and only Spice
Boy, GRUMPY SPICE!!!" <and the crowd goes wild!!!>
