Re: [BNW] New Trick - Opinions, Please

["Blue Streak" <bluestreak221@hotmail.com>]

Aha.  I just bought the book and am still digesting all of the history and 
background.  I just assumed (incorectly I guess) that it works the same as 
the old Deadlands system.  Oh well

--Blue Streak


>From: "Nikolaj Lemche" <nikolaj@mail1.stofanet.dk>
>Reply-To: bnw@gamerz.net
>To: "Brave new world list" <bnw@gamerz.net>
>Subject: Re: [BNW] New Trick - Opinions, Please
>Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:12:12 +0100
>
>Blue Streak wrote:
>
> > I think when you say less bang for your buck, you are understating!  I
> > think this is a little TOO toned down.  The average number you will roll
> > on a dice is 3.5 (well equal times of 3 and 4 to be exact) so I think
> > giving the Trick a mere +2 to damage is kind of selling the trick short.
>
>No no no! Damage don't work that way. You do not add the dice together for 
>a
>damage total, you roll a damage roll just like any other roll, taking the
>best dice and adding the modifier.
>
>Adding +2 to damage is about twice as powerful than adding a single dice to
>the damage. If you do 5d6+5 then on average you can expect to do a damage 
>of
>13. If you have the extra damage trick and roll 6d6+5 after an extra 
>success
>then you can expect to do a damage of 14.
>
>The only thing I don't like about this new trick is that the hotshot has
>this trick where he can get +2 damage per extra action he takes (the 
>blaster
>gets +5 but then again the blaster is unbalanced) and if I had the choice
>between slowly building up a power that can be disrupted or simply 
>attacking
>and getting the same result with a good roll then I know what I would try.
>
>Nikolaj Lemche
>
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