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From: chimerae@***.ie chimerae@***.ie
Subject: Class, turn over your papers and begin.
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 22:55:46 +0000
and thus did Scott Wheelock speak on 18 Feb 99 at 11:55:

[questions about pools]
(Damn, I didn't study for this at all, better make up something
quick :)

Dice pools are the one bit that I always considered to be a pain. I
don't know if it was just in my games, but the thing that slowed down
everything to a crawl were those dice pools. "How many dice shall I
use for attack *ponder*ponder*, four, no five... or four?
*sound of snores coming from the rest*

Okay that's overdoing it but I hate the buggers and rewrote the
combat pool to be defensive only (no choice, so slowdown), got rid of
that team karma thingie, changed the karma pool into a Warhammer FRP
fate point style (not as many points, but they automatically
work and are more powerful), which they maybe would get one of every
other campaign.

> 9) Dice. How many dice do you usually take to a gaming
> session? And do you take those multi-sided AD&D dice,
> even though you know you won't need them?

Twenty, depending on how many the others brought/had at home.

> And now, the tenth question on our poll...
>
> 10) If you were covered in bugs, what kind of vegetable
> would you be?

Brussels Sprouts, everyone hates those so I should be okay.

> All right, class, put down your pencils. Pass in your papers.
> Sign your waivers. Notarize your wills.

*Martin walks out of the room with a "I'm doomed, doomed I tell you!"
look on his face*


Martin Steffens
chimerae@***.ie

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