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[Kevin Elmore]

--- Tim Bisaillon <knightbane at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >Sorry about the first system.  Dunno what I was
> thinking.
> 
> Must of failed your general education check? :)
> 

Hee hee.  Okay, no offense intended to Tim.  I know this is
a common error, and I don't think any less of Tim for the
above statement.

But I just find it a bit humorous to see "must of" in a
"general education" jab.  Of course, now I just doomed
myself; someone is going to find a mistake I made and point
it out.

As for the experience system, I wouldn't say that it's bad.
 It is counter-intuitive for those of us who are used to
the "experts must sacrifice a lot to get good" methods that
are prevalent in RPGs.  I had to ask about the reasoning
myself.  I didn't completely agree with Greg's explanation,
but I understood and accepted it.  

Some people will not, and it is good to adopt a system that
is more acceptable in this case.  Experience in an RPG is
usually abstract anyway.  I think people will be happy as
long as there is something similar to a geometric or
exponential progression in gaining skills.  In this case,
they probably don't want to completely mirror real life.

I do like the new system of starting skills at above 1%. 
Many players wouldn't consider it worthwhile to learn a new
skill if it takes 55 points to even get it as high as 10%. 
I can't wait to see the 2nd Edition.

But hey, it's not a bad system.  It's just one that didn't
sit well with the masses.  And the rest of the game just
plain kicks ass.

Kevin


=====
"Well, you take the freshly shaved rat, and you marinade it in a puddle for a while."
"Hmm, for how long?"
"Until it's drowned. Then you stretch it out under a hot light bulb, then you get within dashing distance of the latrine, and then you scoff it right down."
"So that's sauteing, and fricasseeing?"
"Exactly the same, just a slightly bigger rat."
--Blackadder Goes Forth

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