[Torg] Characteristic damage

[Cedric Chausson]

Thanks for the example.

2008/2/4, Phil Dack <philipdack at yahoo.co.uk>:
>
> --- Cedric Chausson <deathwindfr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'd love an example...
> >
> > Cheers
>
> Haha, fair enough!
>
> Paralysing Venom
> Duration: 38
> Potence: 10
> Virulence: 22 (every 6 hours)
> Recovery: 40
> Target Chars: DEX
>
> Quin is bitten by a rattlesnake, with its powerful neurotoxin.
> He makes an immediate TOU roll against the duration of 28 to see
> how long it affects him. Generating a bonus of +1 on his TOU of
> 11, he will be affected by the venom for (38-12=26) about 40
> hours. However, because his initial TOU roll was greater than
> the venom Potence, he doesn't suffer any immediate ill-effects.
>
> With a duration of 26 and virulence of 22, Quin will be affected
> by the venom a total of six times (either 26-22, or 40 hours
> duration divided by 6 hours virulence... not sure which is
> best?)
>
> After six hours, Quin is back in his camp, resting up for the
> night. The GM asks him to generate a TOU total. A roll of 6
> gives him a TOU total of (11-5=6), which is 4 RPs for the venom.
> He takes 4 RPs of damage, which gives a result of 2 on the Power
> Push table. Quin's DEX drops to 9.
>
> Quin now realises he could be in trouble, and decides to make
> for the nearest town to seek medical care. Unfortunately in the
> rough terrain, it's going to take some time to get anywhere. Six
> hours later, he's just found the main highway when he needs to
> generate another bonus. He rolls 1! Quin decides to spend a
> possibility, and comfortably exceeeds the difficulty. No more
> damage this time.
>
> Quin makes it to a local medical centre before the next attack
> of the poison. With a course of antivenom giving him +5 to TOU
> rolls, he suffers no more ill effects. He now generates a final
> TOU total to see how long the damage to his DEX will last. With
> a roll of 15, and a +5 for the medical treatment, Quin generates
> a total of 18. The GM compares this to the Recovery difficulty
> of 40, and declares that, thanks to the medical intervention,
> Quin will be fully recovered in just 6 hours.
>
> Phil
>
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