Re: [DL] 1st edition hucksters & shaman compared to 2nd edition

[Rich Ranallo <toadpooka@juno.com>]

I personally think the 2nd Ed changes went too far in the right
direction.  It was nigh-impossible under the original rules to make a
good huckster that could still do anything else.  Although, it was much
more CoC-ish, having the "dark sorcerer" start out extremely ineffective
in the supernatural area.  My main problem was with the double jeopary of
it all; that you could succeed at a roll and still fail at the hand. 
This wasn't necessarily fixed in Revised, except that your chances of
failing a roll are very low now.
My original fix made hucksters more powerful, but also increased the
chances of backlash a lot.  You still bought each hex individually, and
you drew 4 cards, plus your level in the hex.  Both Jokers were wild and
caused backlash.  No rolls, since I thought they got in the way anyway. 
Characters succeeded more often than not, but they really had to think
about whether they wanted to cast a hex.  I think I also was doubly
sadistic and only reshuffled the huckster's deck after he drew a Joker,
as well.

From Whom It May Concern,
Rich A. Ranallo

". . ."   -Ryu Hayabusa
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