SV: [HoE] Massive Damage and other random thoughts

["RagnaRok" <johilles@online.no>]

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> Fra: Draxus@aol.com
> Til: hoe@gamerz.net
> Emne: [HoE]  Massive Damage and other random thoughts
> Dato: 16. juli 1999 07:59
> 
> Greetings one and all. I'm pondering starting up a HOE game and hope
> the kind people on this list can help me with some areas of the rules
> that I just can't seem to wrap my brain around.
> 
> One of the biggies so far is the Massive Damage rules on pg 102. It says
first
> figure out how many total wounds a victim takes. Okay so far. But
> then when I look at the Fallin' and Fire sections, it just gives a total 
> damage
> number. How do I figure out how many total wounds a victim takes?
> 
> For example, Lester falls 10 yards. That means he takes 2d6+10 damage.
> Fair enough, but isn't that all one wound? If not, how do I break it up?

Well, you divide the total damage by the size of the hero, and roll a hit
location for each wound. Example you roll 9 on the 2d6 add the 10 for 19, a
normal human has size 6, that is 3 wounds, you then roll a hitloaction for
each wound.
 
> Second, as someone coming from level-based game systems, is there any
> good rule of thumb for figuring out how to appropriately gauge the
strength
> of the party's opposition so as to avoid slaughtering them like dogs?

I guess there aint, and it also seems that PEG hasnt found one either ( The
"Death" (Night) Train, dime novel for Weird West, almost killed my entire
Posse, 2 survived 3 died)
 
> Finally, is it just me or does the gray background on the Radiation
Screen
> make it just about impossible to read the information on it?

It is, use extra light 

> Thanks for the help.

No problem!

> Andrew Ross (draxus@aol.com)
> 

Øyvind "The Norwegian" Hillestad