[UA] Unknown ages

[Dave Harfield]

> This riff is made up of some of my own ideas, and some
> ideas from other people which have been posed over at
> rpg.net, and here to this list.

Guilty as charged :).  I'm currently working on adding an almighty dollop of
UA to WHFRP.

>
> Mechanically, it works pretty much like Unknown Armies
> as if painted by Frazetta, with the following tweaks.

Nice description.
>
>
> SKILLS
> RIDE is a default Speed skill rather than Drive.
> LORE is a default Mind skill rather than Education.

Personally I'd keep education as is but emphasize its field.  Peasants are
going to learn about subsistence farming, street urchins about what pubs you
can fence a lady's fancy and young noblemen about the classics and fencing.
>
> New skills which would come in handy:
>
>
> No Firearms obviously, though Archery fills the role
> of a ranged attack.  Bows are Long, Compound, and/or
> Laminated (+3 damage for each) and arrows can have
> armor piercing tips (-3 damage, ignore armor).
>
What about crossbows?
>
> ARMOR
> Armor is rated based on three questions:
>
> Is it Ridged?
> Is the armor made of an unyielding material such as
> metal?

I'd change this question to Does it Yield?
.

What about flared armour - ignoring jibes of Saturday Knight Fever - given
the baroque designs of Chaos Warriors et al would you give them a bonus for
having their armour specially designed to deflect blows?


Dave

PS sorry for sending the unfinished version of this post to the list.  Damn Outlook express for its sins!




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