Re: [HoE] A Syker Question...

["travis lide" <sinisterdexter@mindspring.com>]

----- Original Message ----- >
> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:25:21 -0400
> From: baron11@netmcr.com
> Subject: Re: [HoE] A Syker Question...
>
> At 11:15 AM 4/19/00, you wrote:
> >>         1)A syker starts with 10 strain. He gets the foritude edge he
> >> now has 20
> >>strain. If he exceeds the 20 strain he then starts rolling against his
> >>vigor for potenical brainburn.
> >>         2)A syker starts with 10 strain. He gets the fortitude edge and
> >> he now has
> >>a maxium strain of 20. However as soon as he exceeds his original 10 he
> >>must start rolling vigors rolls for brainburn, and their it no way
possible
> >>to exceed the 20 strain. - sandy_addison
> >>A)      The second option is the right one. [John Hopler, HoE listserv,
> >>11/16/99]
> >This is a bit Obvious when you think about.  It would be way unbalancing
> >if a Psyker could double his strain for just 1 point.
>
> You know, you say that, but one of the fiercest arguments in my HoE game
> was when I took that (going with the second option and noting how powerful
> that would be for one point) stance (while explaining to a new Syker
Player
> how Fortitude works), and a player argued with me for over an hour.  he
> then asked the other HoE Marshal if he was using that rule interpretation.


The problem lies in the wording. It is unclear to what is being referred by
the word "that" in the description ("A syker can continue to use powers up
to double his normal strain. When a syker uses strain beyond that (he goes
negative), he must make a simultaneous Vigor check...). It's apparent that
the "he goes negative" part was meant to clarify this, but it just does a
poor job.

Which is why I asked the question to make sure.

And now I know. And knowing is half the battle.

sinisterdexter@mindspring.com