[Torg] Characteristic damage

[Cedric Chausson]

I'd love an example...

Cheers

2008/2/4, Phil Dack <philipdack at yahoo.co.uk>:
> Recent comment on Wu Han's poison needle had me thinking a bit
> about poison, and I quite like the D&D3 approach to treat it as
> attribute damage rather than HP damage.
>
> I don't recall seeing anything about characteristic damage in
> TR&E as I've been reading it the last couple of weeks (note to
> KJ: tad overlong in places, but damn well written - good job!
> And that example of play I cringed as I started reading, but
> after just one column I was sold on what was an excellent and
> comprehensive example of how mechanics, game and narrative
> interact)
>
> I always do this don't I? Put an aside in the email which
> becomes more the focus than my original point!
>
> Anyway. Characteristic damage. Here's one thought. The most
> complicated version.
>
> Venom defined by Duration, Potence, Virulence, Recovery and
> Target Characteristic/s:
> Duration v TOU, RPs how long it lasts
> Potence v Target Characteristic/s at frequency determined by
> virulence, up until duration. Read RP on Power Push, as per
> Magic rules.
> TOU vs Recovery, how long it takes to recover all damage (assume
> it recovers gradually over this period)
>
> Apply multiaction penalty to venom if appropriate, so that order
> of target characteristics represents which attributes most
> likely to fall. Or this overcomplicates, so don't bother?
>
> You could easily miss out any individual elements entirely and
> treat it as a single attack against attributes, hand-waving
> stuff or using fixed value for duration and recovery.
>
> cheers all,
> Phil
>
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