Re: [BNW] I'm so confused

["Patrick O'Duffy" <redfern@thehub.com.au>]

From: "Shawn Carman" <freelance@onemain.com>
To: <bnw@gamerz.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [BNW] I'm so confused


> Were these packages to appear in a game of mine (though I never get to run
> or play BNW), I'd make a clear distinction in that some things simply
would
> not be possible unless you're a Sneak or a Gunner.  For example, let's say
> there's a villain in a blimp above the Superbowl who's about to blow up
the
> stadium.  He's got the detonator in his hand.  Could a Tough with a 5
skill
> in Firearms shoot it out of his hand?  Nope.  But a Gunner _might_ be able
> to.  Not because he's got a higher skill, but simply because he's a
Gunner,
> and as such his entire being is devoted to marksmanship.

Two ways to help that along:

1- Don't allow non-Gunners access to the Gunner tricks. They can't buy them,
nor can they activate them with 3 extra successes. Only Gunners can pull
that off. Same with the Sneak tricks, Hacker tricks etc.

2- In my game, the upper limit for a skill is 5 (while the 'default' is
open-ended); that's as good as it gets. This means that Gunners, Sneaks etc
are _always_ going to be better than the best. A Gunner with firearms 1 is
still better than a world-class marksman with skill 5.

(You can always compensate by giving world-class marksmen more tricks.)

--
Patrick O'Duffy, Brisbane, Australia

I'm back. I have a ragged army hanging on my every word.
And I'm pissed off.

 - Spider Jerusalem, TRANSMETROPOLITAN: I HATE IT HERE