Re: [HoE] Quick question on exploding cars

["Caias Brian Ward" <talespinner@mindspring.com>]

My suggestion depends on whether you are using this to kill players, or
advance plot.  If you are looking to kill players, roll dice all you want.

If you want to advance plot, I'd advise you roll some dice behind your
screen, and assign just enough damage to make them spend a chip or 2 in
order to not get killed.  Make sure they got the chips to do it, however!!!

This way, you can have some players that don't have dead characters, who are
roaring to find out who blew them up.  You can leave a clue in the explosion
as to who did it (a particular way something is wired, particular chemicals,
etc), so they can go and handle the problem.  Advances story, and doesn't
nuke your players because of a single die roll.

Caias

----- Original Message -----
From: Sam & Max <samnmax1@Earthlink.net>
To: <hoe@gamerz.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: [HoE] Quick question on exploding cars


>
>
> Ralph Dula wrote:
> >
> > Hi, all:
> >
> > Just a quick question.  I'm planning to have my posse ambushed next
> > session, with a small thermal device in the gas tank of their car going
off> > while they're driving.
> >
> > Here's my question, just how much damage should I be inflicting on the
> > posse when the car goes up?  Almost all of them are so loaded down with>
> equipment that they have no chance of jumping before the big kaboom, and>
> the HOE rulebook doesn't cover such situations.  The car's got about 20> >
gallons of gas (not spook juice) in the tank.  Can anybody assist me on> >
this one?