re: [DL] just some screwball Answers

[Patrick Downs <knick_nevin@yahoo.com>]

--- Jeff Shoffner <shoffner@usit.net> wrote:
> why does the fourth printing of the Rulebook cost 
> five bucks more than the previous edition,...

because inflation affects all markets

> Why is it every single mad scientist I've seen in a
> published adventure has no dementias listed?

usually their dementias are described in the flavor
text and role-playing notes, presumably the authors of
the books don't give them Loco hindrances because they
don't want them to be bought off
I always add more Loco's though, especially depending
on what kind of gadgets the scientist has successfully
made

> Why is it some of the 'tough hombres' in the Law
> Dogs book aren't all that tough?  I mean, half of 
> them have a Shootin' pistol of 5d10 or 5d12; if
> they're all that great, shouldn't it be more like
> 7d12 instead?  

yes, it should
but in my opinion, skill levels should relate to Grit
characters with Grits of 0, no more than 5 in skill
levels
characters with Grit 5, a few skills at 7 or 8 sounds
reasonable

> have a martial artist in our group with a Fightin':
> Martial Arts skill of 8D12 now.

what's his Grit?

> Speaking of Mr. Kung Fu guy; can anyone think of a
> good way to 'challenge" this guy?  By challenge, I 
> mean potentially KILL him.  

some suggestions that have already been posted:
snipers, mojave rattlers, shotguns
some of my personal suggestions:
don't just kill him, bring his life to a halt
he must be creating one helluva reputation for himself
if he's catching bullets in every firefight and taking
care of every single critter that crosses his path
honest and decent folk are going to start noticing
him, he's gonna start becoming famous, dime novels
will be written about him surely, famous people always
have fans
:)
do you see where I'm going with this?
sometimes fans aren't pleasant, sometimes fans aren't
really fans at all, they want to prove how much better
they are, especially if this hero is a martial artist,
aren't rival martial schools going to take notice?
I'd like to recommend a few films for you to watch:
any kung fu or samurai movie made during the 70s,
especially the Lone Wolf & Cub series and the Izatto
Ichi series

now go forth and wreak havoc
-doc

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