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Re: [BNW] Trait Bonuses
The only thing different from my previous posts was the font. I'll stick
with Ariel in the future.
----- Original Message -----
From: Allan 'Deputy' Seyberth <moderator@darious.com>
To: <bnw@gamerz.net>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [BNW] Trait Bonuses
> Hey there,
> You need to watch your posts to the listserv - this is how html/rtf format
> looks in the digest versions. Semicolons provided by me.
>
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> ;<HTML><HEAD>
> ;<META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type>
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> ;<STYLE></STYLE>
> ;</HEAD>
> ;<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
> ;<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>What experience point cost would
you
> ;assign to a +1 to a Trait roll?</FONT></DIV>
> ;<DIV> </DIV>
> ;<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>There is no option for it in the
> rules,
> ;but I think it makes sense for the genre and characters should be
> allowed
> ;to spend XP for it. My thought is 10 XP/total plusses you
> will
> ;have on the trait (10 XP for the first +1, 20 XP for the second, 30 for
the
> ;third . . . ) instead if a flat rate per plus. The effectiveness of
> the
> ;bonus goes up with each additional plus you get (as opposed to buying
> extra dice
> ;for the stat where, while your potential does go up with every additional
> die
> ;you have, it goes up by smaller and smaller increments the more dice you
> ;have).</FONT></DIV>
> ;<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> ;<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Yes, this is obscenely high but,
> ;remember, you are getting the plus(ses) on every die roll you make with
the
> ;Trait. This will make it daunting and cost-prohibitive to have more
> than a
> ;+2 with any Trait - - which is about all I would consider a 'reasonable'
and
> ;not-unbalancing bonus anyway.</FONT></DIV>
> ;<DIV> </DIV>
> ;<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Thoughts, suggestions or
> ;opinions?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
> ;</x-html>
> Allan 'Deputy' Seyberth
> moderator@darious.com
>
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