Re: [HoE] Balance of Power(spoiler marshals only)

[The Baron Samedi <baron11@netmcr.com>]

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>Hmmm, attack-from-surprise is pretty much controlled by whether the Posse 
>makes its Cognition checks.  I'm not big on arbitrary surprise (or arbitrary 
>TN modifiers) anyway (except for those creatures listed as having the 
>Surprise ability, of course - heh), but it's pretty hard to fudge surprise 
>rolls when A) the Posse typically makes them, or B) they know the target 
>number is a base 5.

remember to use the 11 when they are not expecting it...but your right...
>
>Ditto for stun checks.  Granted, the Marshal makes them rather than the 
>Posse, but it's pretty hard to fudge them when the TNs are pretty hard after 
>even 2-3 Wounds inflicted (or 12-18 damage using the simplified system).
>
true...

>The one thing I've considered is tossing out the stun rolls for simplified 
>NPCs anyway.  They tend to be the first thing I forget anyway in the heat of 
>combat and juggling 10+ NPCs.  The NPCs are already -1 - -5 anyway due to 
>psuedo-Wound infliction.
>
use Undead man...undead are your friends...undead are fun...undead don't
make stun checks...generally.
Course I have been told I like Undead entirely too much.  but you
know...you CAN'T like Undead too much...I say.

>Thoughts?
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>Steve Crow

The Baron Samedi
or Jason Needham if you dislike pretentious Handles