Re: [DL] Fudging

[jmb@dwarven.co.uk (John Billings)]

On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 02:07:32PM -0500, Brett Dixon wrote:
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> On Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 01:54  PM, John Billings wrote:
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> >On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 11:53:41AM -0500, Matthew DeForrest wrote:
> >>At 04:13 PM 3/13/2003 +0000, you wrote:
> >>>Hi,
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> >>The second question has to do with the player in question.  Why is she
> >>bored with being the only non-powered character?  What are the other
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> You're running classic Weird West, so this isn't as much of a problem 
> as I've seen it become in HoE.
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> First, remember that every Arcane background has /something/ that 
> doesn't like it. Hucksters and Mad Scientists get hunted by the agency 
> or Rangers, Blessed tend to be prime targets for a lot of the 
> occult-oriented black hats, etc.

This is true.

> The 'mundane' thus has an advantage in that they are unlikely to get 
> lynched because someone thinks they're a witch. Always a bonus.

An advantage - but it doesn't nessecarily make for a lot of thrills and
spills when your huckster, blessed and flamethrower toting mad sci polish
off the enemies before you get to role a dice..

> Also, don't forget that those ABs take a LOT to develop. The bounty to 
> buy three hexes is more than it costs to become practically ungodly 
> with a pistol (6d10, or similar). and the gunslinger's guns only cause 
> her  head to pop off when something really, really bad happens.

Again, a fair point.

> Which makes me think of something else: Have you considered allowing a 
> Relic into your game that would be up the character's alley? It's a 
> sort of limited, specialized arcane ability, but it can make the 
> character very powerful in a specialized way.

Ooooooooh. Now there's a _fantastic_ plan.   I'll have to think one up
that would be relevent...


cheers for that.


John