[Torg] Possibilities: Better Results Now VS Character Advancement

[Kansas Jim]

Benn writes:

[Winston's award method of only recovering spent PPs per Act up to
a maximum of 2]

> What did the rest of you think about this award strategy, btw?

Since Act Awards are supposed to be in the 2-3 PP range anyway, on
the surface it doesn't sound too bad. But the idea that if you get
through an Act without spending any P-Points means you don't get an
Act Award at all makes me uneasy. It's called an award for a reason,
if you successfully get through an encounter you're supposed to get
something for it. But with this approach if you go through an Act
without spending any P-Points then you get nothing, it could feel like
a punishment for using your cards wisely or for having lucky die rolls.
(Of course it's not a punishment, you still have the same number of
P-Points you began the act with as does every other PC who didn't
spend more than two. But the perception of a punishment could be
there, Bob and Joe both got handed 2 PPs at the end of the Act but Fred
got nothing so Fred might feel like he did something wrong.)

But if the group has always played Torg that way then they probably
wouldn't see it that way. I've seen other RPGs where they have a
similar hero point system, you get X points which regenerate over
the course of the adventure but you aren't awarded any extra points.
I guess the question for Winston is if he still gives out Adventure
Awards in P-Points or if they're more like Skill Points that are
primarily only used for advancement purposes.

-- 
Kansas Jim, Torg guru (ksjim (at) sdc (dot) org)
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