[Torg] Attribute maxima

[Kansas Jim]

Phil writes:

> What do these represent?

The maximum value you can normally have in an attribute. :)

> I was just thinking as I was walking in to work, and realised I
> couldn't justify them to myself. NE has Law of Action or Law of
> Drama, either one of which might explain why 1 characteristic
> can be at 14, but why do humans on aysle have different char
> maxima to humans in CE. Is there a hidden world law at work,

I've always attributed Aysle's higher attribute limits to the Law
of Magic, though that goes back to my earliest interpretations of the
Ayslish attribute packages being due to the WL. WEG's later ruling
that the packages were axiomatic in nature messed that up (are the
higher limits also axiomatic?) but I've never had an Ayslish PC with an
unenhanced attribute over 13 so I didn't have to think about it much.

> what is the reason for this difference. And perhaps more
> importantly, what's the philosophical justification for this
> difference? Why not just make Char Maxima = Avg Racial Attribute
> + 5, and keep it simple?

Where's the fun in that? :)

A problem though is that we find six different sets of "average"
stats for humans in Aysle, so which one would you use to set the
limit values for humans?

> And why are player character giants metaphysically different to
> prated NPC giants? Use of Enhancement Packages to represent

I don't understand the question, how are P-Rated NPC giants
treated differently from PC giants?

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