Re: [BNW] Package questions

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

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Patterson" <davidnyal@efortress.com>
To: <bnw@gamerz.net>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [BNW] Package questions


> After my last session I don't think Screamer are under powered at all.
> She took out Two PCs before going down. She maybe just 5d6, but it's all
to
> the head.

I was thinking more along the lines of defenses. Blasters & Chargers get
armour; Hotshots & Screamers don't. The Hotshot invulnerability is pretty
handy; the Screamer version only protects from other Screamers.

I certainly think the Screamer attack is quite nice. Although I think the
Shatter trick should be bigger; it's such a cool effect, after all.

> Which brings up a question I've got: If a PC goes into the
> negative wounds from a screamer, would there be permament hearing loss?
One
> of the PCs had healing powers (Strecth), the other didn't. So I'm thinking
> of making him Deaf. What do you think?

I'd check with the player first. Many players get annoyed if the GM changes
their character on them. Think of it this way - as GM, you get to play with
dozens of different characters, but players only get one.

But if the player's cool with it, or the game contract expressly lets you do
things like this (as mine does), then I say go for it. Maybe not permanently
deaf, but certainly the 'hard of hearing' version.

--
Patrick O'Duffy, Brisbane, Australia

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And I'm pissed off.

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