From:	MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject:	Re: Pool Use (was; Summer Time)
Date:	Thu, 21 May 1998 10:48:55 -0400

Once upon a time, David Buehrer wrote;

>IMO pools are a game mechanic only. Whenever anyone has tried to equate
>them with a "real" world function (concentration, focus, luck, etc) the
>reason for their existence break down.

Hey I equate it to Game world functions. B>]#

>I think I know why dice pools exist.

I think most of their uses simulate a lot of offensive/defensive
maneuverings in their most simplistic manner. And it does it better than
any other systems rules to boot.

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