Re: [BNW] New Trick - Opinions, Please

["Nikolaj Lemche" <nikolaj@mail1.stofanet.dk>]

Blue Streak wrote:

> I think when you say less bang for your buck, you are understating!  I
> think this is a little TOO toned down.  The average number you will roll
> on a dice is 3.5 (well equal times of 3 and 4 to be exact) so I think
> giving the Trick a mere +2 to damage is kind of selling the trick short.

No no no! Damage don't work that way. You do not add the dice together for a
damage total, you roll a damage roll just like any other roll, taking the
best dice and adding the modifier.

Adding +2 to damage is about twice as powerful than adding a single dice to
the damage. If you do 5d6+5 then on average you can expect to do a damage of
13. If you have the extra damage trick and roll 6d6+5 after an extra success
then you can expect to do a damage of 14.

The only thing I don't like about this new trick is that the hotshot has
this trick where he can get +2 damage per extra action he takes (the blaster
gets +5 but then again the blaster is unbalanced) and if I had the choice
between slowly building up a power that can be disrupted or simply attacking
and getting the same result with a good roll then I know what I would try.

Nikolaj Lemche

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