From:	rabiola <rabiola@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Re: Pool Use (was; Summer Time)
Date:	Mon, 25 May 1998 11:00:18 -0500

> Given that, does anybody else find it odd that having multiple
pools
>essentially makes it BETTER to divide you attention among multiple task
>types? The most common case is the mage who uses his magic pool for
>magical offense (and maybe defense) while still getting his whole
combat
>pool for damage resistance. Why does he get to use ALL of BOTH pools,
>when clearly, his attention is divided? If a samurai is using ONLY
>combat pool, why does he effectively get fewer pool dice?
>(Note that this is less aproblem with other pool combos, but still
>noticable).
>Having multiple pools should NOT mean you can acsess them all freely,
as
>that would require you attention to be spilt more than using only one
>pool, which should not give a bonus.
>


What about applying a +2 modifier if trying to use two pools at once?
Much simpler to implement, and similar to other situations when a
character is trying to do another thing while already busy with the
first.

Tony Rabiola rabiola@**.netcom.com
Fourth and Sixth World Adept
Still working on the Fifth...