Re: [BNW] More questions

[The White Crow <whytcrow@io.com>]

>Which of course brings up another question that puzzles me about the
>rules. Given that all packages are the same, what makes one delta a
>"powerful" example of that type? How can one be a "powerful" blaster
>when all blasters' powers are the same?

Because the real power lies in something besides the power.  It is the 
Tricks chosen, skills, attributes, and how the char goes about 
things.  Someone who is ruthless may appear more powerful than anyone 
else.  They may have other resources to back them up too.  Being a GUnner 
is very powerful, if you have the right guns.

>And how on earth do shrinkers survive a fight? Sure they get armor, but
>2 pts per size decrease doesn't seem to match the loss in size. A size 1
>shrinker has 8 pts of armor, but every point of damage that gets through
>is a wound! Ouch.

They work on not getting hit -- the same way as any non-combat powered char 
does (Sneaks, changelings, etc).

>Lastly, in Deadlands you could only increase your die type up to d12,
>then you got a +2 bonus for each level after that. Since BNW doesn't use
>die types, do you just keep adding d6's? Obviously a bonus tends to be
>better than another die. Is there a way for a character to purchase a
>bonus? And what, if any, is the limit on how many dice a character can
>have in their attributes?

I don't know of any limit in the rules.  I also don't know of any way to 
buy bonuses.  You can always adapt what you want, however.

After all, we adapting BNW's rules to work for the LUG Star Trek game...

Jennifer