Re: Shadowrun's Harlequin's Back

On Apr 23, 2:49 pm, Simon Smith <simon_smith_n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>A system that needs two
> different sets of fudge factor rules is obviously a bit of an oddball.

Indeed :)

The possibility points at least had a in-character reason for
existence, although I'm not sure how the characters were suppose to be
aware of them. Perhaps a serious gut feeling or something.

> And while 'spending a possibility point' was fine as a concept within
the
> Torg setting, West End Games then tried to ex****t it into the second
edition
> of their Star Wars rules. Along with the 'screw-up' mechanic from
> Ghostbusters, of all things. No wonder SW Ed II was a such a camel.

They were Force Points there right?

Only played a game or two of the original Star Wars game. If anything
I was less impressed with it than I was Torg. The invincible wookie
problem sucked the fun out of the system from the start. Some people
loved it, can't figure out why.