Re: Studying an opponent and Omega Strikes

In message <5d57e6bf4e.zen44412@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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          Simon Smith <simon_smith_news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

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> The intent of the system was always to allow characters to sacrifice
> attack effectiveness in order to increase survivability. The stroke of
> inspiration that made the system work best was when I decided to allow
> characters to reduce their /damage/ and increase defence by an
equivalent
> amount, rather than manipulating their attack skill.
> 
> The way characters and NPCs are supposed to use the system is to start
out
> with all or most of their damage dice added to defence.

<blah blah yadda yadda>

Or to put it another way, it gives players and GMs partial control over
the
game's pace of decision. And in character to boot.

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