[dragonraid] Re: New Stats

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From: "jackray" <jackray@...>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 18:19:54 -0400
Hi people
Sailing has been added to the Character Ability WordRune list.  If anybody
would like the WR's that 'add 1 to the sailing Character Ability', they will
be posted on Rich's board soon.
Jack

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Revesz [mailto:jrevesz@...]
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 1998 1:03 PM
> To: dragonraid@...
> Subject: Re: [DragonRaid] New Stats
>
>
> Clint wrote:
> > My thought is we should probably try to keep it as simple as we can.
> > If you could use a wisdom ( OLMN provided insight to purpose ) or a
> > vision ( OLMN focused your attention to the object/movement) for those
> > checks, thought they might not be exactly a perfect match, it should
> > be close enough for game play.
>
> Simplicity is one of the strengths of DragonRaid.  We could very
> easily add multiplied pages of charts and details.  But, DR isn't
> just a game.  If it were, I would love to add all those details.  The
> discipleship aspect of the system is the important thing, I don't
> think it would be good to bog down play with lots of details and
> sacrifice the interaction of AM (spiritual authority) and player
> (disciple).
>
> Having said that, I do believe that there is room to add a lot of
> "color" to the system.  Like below...
>
> >Another example would be controlling a water craft might use a Water
> >Movement check.  This would not be a perfect match, but all these
> >scores are made up to begin with so it for all the possible
> >abilities and skills, but for me I need keep it simple where I can.
>
> Water Movement is swimming and floating only.  Piloting a ship is not
> the same as swimming.  I have sets of rules for Boating and Sailing,
> if anyone is interested.
>
> Also, Andy Bartmess started a Former Profession Chart, which I
> expanded.  Basically, a player selects or rolls for a before-OverLord
> profession, and receives a Skill=5 in its use.  I could re-post this
> chart also.
>
> Joe R
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