Re: Advice Wanted (DM)

From: ez007195@dale.ucdavis.edu (Yeon Choi)

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 09:31:32 +0000

In article <gunzlerCK9zI7.HG2@netcom.com> gunzler@netcom.com (Mitch Gunzler) writes:
>In article <9401261310.tn32620@aol.com> <mysticbob@aol.com> writes:
>>Howdy all!
>>
>>attack.  Which leads me to my next question?
>>
>>2)  What affect does skills and ratings have on the fight?  As I understand
>>it a fighter can learn X amount of skills during a fight and after so many
>>skills they get a rating in that skill?  I have the chart that was posted a
>>bit ago (Stats to Skills) but I don't quite follow it?
>
>I would *love* to hear a good answer to this.  For instance, does it
>make any difference when you reach a new description level (Expert, GM),
>or is it really just the percentages that count?  Or is it really ONLY the
>"levels" that count?

I used to think that gaining a new level in Attack rating gained you a
commensurate bonus in your damage rating i.e. bumped you from normal to
good, good to great etc.  This was before the advent of Master+ classes,
though, so I don't know what's happened since then.  Other than that,it's
just straight percentages addedto dice rolls and compared to your oppo-
nents'.

>And, especially, what effect do ATTRIBUTES have on all this, beyond
>contributing to your original skill level (and other obvious original
>traits like damage done, weigth carried e.t.c.)?

I don't understand the question here.  Do you mean things llike, does
speed have an effect on who gets the jump independent of decisivness
skills?  Then the answer is no, it doesn't.  Stats help you out in only
two ways: by determining your initial skill bases, and in determining
yor "physical" abilities like learning curve, damage taking, endurance,
etc/

That's why many parts of DM are counter-intuitive, like speed being a
worthless stat.

Trump
ez007195@dale.ucdavis.edu

References

Advice Wanted (DM)
mysticbob@aol.com
Wed, 26 Jan 1994 18:11:28 +0000
Re: Advice Wanted (DM)
gunzler@netcom.com (Mitch Gunzler)
Thu, 27 Jan 1994 06:32:30 +0000

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Advice Wanted (DM)
mysticbob@aol.com
Wed, 26 Jan 1994 18:11:28 +0000
Re: Advice Wanted (DM)
gunzler@netcom.com (Mitch Gunzler)
Thu, 27 Jan 1994 06:32:30 +0000