Re: Stat system (was Re: Call for mixed blessing-style jewellery and

On Apr 30, 2:30 pm, R. Dan Henry <danhe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> I can think of no reason to keep the 18/** style stats. It was a silly
> choice to include them to begin with.
>
> --
> R. Dan Henry
> danhe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Holy Avenger should be a Paladin title,
> not an ego item.

Margeret Weis, Tracy Hickman, and Jeff Grubb came to the table and
decided to lift fire giant skulls for money.  All three had 18
strengths so the contest came down to fickle twenty siders.  Gary
Gygax decided the contests proved the order of their strength, rolled
three percentiles, and assigned them accordingly.  To prevent further
need for skull lifting contests, the rule was instituted.

I guess they never had a sprinting contest, so no percentile for 18
Dex.

Ok, I made all that up, but I'll bet it went something like that.  I,
too, can't think of a good reason for it in *band, or in any computer
game for that matter.  Nostalgia, I guess.  Or if it's already deeply
embedded in the code.

Christopher