RE: [DL] HELP - Hindrances & Edges

[Marshal Brock <marshal_brock@canada.com>]

Clint,
Yes! Thanks to you and Matt ... and others I have not read yet I have finally seen the light. Thanks

~Marshal Brock~

 
> I'm going to take your questions specifically as opposed to paraphrasing the
> sections on Hindrances and Edges.  Maybe that will make it clearer for you.
> 
> >So here's the situation:
> >In the 1877 PHB (page49) it says "players can take up to 10 points in
> Hindrances" First question - take 10 points from >where? Or are they given
> ten points to spend if they want.
> 
> You have to look at the definition of Hindrances first.  Hindrances give a
> player points that can be spent on purchasing Edges or Aptitudes.  Thus a
> player is limited to taking 10 points worth of Hindrances, giving him 10
> extra points to use to purchase Edges or Aptitudes.
> 
> >Then  it says "The points from these can be used to buy Edges (which we'll
> get to in a little bit) or more Aptitudes."
> >Second question - where is this mentioned later on? I couldn't find it
> anywhere, can someone give me a page number.
> 
> I think you're confused by the wording.  I believe you think they will "get
> to" a section on how they "can be used to buy."  In actuality, it is
> referring to the fact it will "get to" a section describing Edges.  Edges
> and Hindrances are of equivalent point value.  Therefore, if a player has 10
> points in Hindrances, they can purchase 10 points worth of Edges.
> 
> >Bottom line here is that I have no idea how many points a PC gets in
> Hindrances or Edges. Help! Can someone please shed >some light on this for
> me, thanks.
> 
> Light shedding has been attempted.  Hopefully, this helped... and you don't
> mind that it was an EVIL light.  :)
> 
> 
> Clint Black
> 
> "You smell that? Do you smell that? ...Ghost Rock, son. Nothing else in the
> world smells like that. I love the smell of ghost rock in the morning. You
> know, one time we had a hill bombed, for twelve hours. When it was all over
> I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' Yank body. The
> smell, you know that sulphurous smell, the whole hill. Smelled like...
> victory. Someday this war's gonna end..."
> 
> 
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~Marshal Brock~
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