Re: [DL] Dodge and Indian Sign

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

 >Dodge seems like it's not much use, the only reference I find is in the
 >skiddatlin' section but it doesn't say HOW to use it, only that you can
 >use it here. It seems that anyone with a card left could dodge, is that
 >right? I'm confused on this one...

Page 129 - under Vamoosin'.
In my opinion Dodge was always pretty weak - having to match what the 
person rolled to hit you at the sacrifice of an action seems - rather 
difficult.  My players usually just chipped off the damage and then took 
their action to attempt to drop the bad guy, or at least inflict wound 
penalties.

 >Indian sign I'm more concerned about WHEN you use it.  If two player
 >meet, and both have the skill then I assume they can communicate,
 >right?  What if both only have 1d4? there's a chance they can't
 >communicate, right? But do you roll each time they meet, once and use
 >that same roll for all future encounters, only when there's some
 >extenuation circumstance like fog, trees, or whatever?

If a player has any points in a language skill, I give 'em basic 
communication for free.  If they have 2 points they are fluent and 3 points 
they have an extensive vocabulary, etc. etc.
I usually only request rolls when someone is trying to communicate 
something very difficult (above his language "level" as it were) or if they 
were trying to deal with a thick "accent".

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Allan Seyberth
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