Re: GM-controlled Bad Luck points

On Jul 11, 7:21 am, Peter Knutsen <p...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> It's also idiotic to
> assume that a character's skill at *shooting* a weapon affects the
> chance of a jam.

Not completely.

Not holding a recoil operated weapon correctly for example can vastily
increase the chance of jamming depending upon the exact weapon and
details. And often skill in the weapon also reflects proper
maintainance and ammo selection both of which can greatly influence
matters. Each firearm has it's own quirks, and knowledge of them helps
one avoid them.

However your percentages are really out whack with respect to jam
chances, so it would be a exceedingly poor method in any event. Of
course I wouldn't touch your dice mechanic with a ten-foot pole in the
first place, but it's your game.


> The GM gets 6 weekly Bad Luck points for each PC, plus a further 6
> monthly Bad Luck Points for each PC.


The last thing I'd want as either a GM or a player is a game mechanic
that specifically requires the GM decide when and how to screw his
players. I'm sure there's a style of play where this is accepted and
expected, but it's a very alien one to me. Fumble mechanics and the
like are generally accepted because they take the matter out of the
GM's hands, so you're bucking gaming nature here. Which is something
you seem to enjoy doing.