[Torg] Weird science question?

[Tommy Tanaka]

2008/11/8 Steve Crow <crow_steve at hotmail.com>:
> Does the Terra SB rule about how the DN of the skill check increase by 1 per
> booster still apply? The Terra SB refers to the DN of the System, but the
> examples on page 83 make it clear that the DN increase apply to any skill
> checks made as well.
>
> Also, would the bonus (and presumably the shock value) change as Fred raised
> his Evidence Analysis adds, prior to getting enough for it to become useless
> to him?
>
> It sounds good except for the "sliding" aspect, which sounds like you'd need
> to recalculate the adds (and shock?) for each person using it.
>
> And would the device be more useful to someone with less of a total skill
> check than Fred? Let's say he loans it to Clueless Joe (he played baseball
> before the invasion ;) ), who has a PER of 7 and no adds in Evidence
> Analysis

Personally, if going with the road that Kansas Jim suggested, I'd say
work it just like plus rated items normally work. The gadget gives its
bonus (+2 in our example) up to its maximum value (15 here.) That way,
just like with other plus rated items, you can apply boosters to
either the bonus or the maximum value. Which would mean that no,
Clueless Joe would not gain any greater benefit from it.


-Tommy "But hey, I've got a Piston-Powered Baseball Bat that'd be
right up his alley!" Tanaka
-- 
Marching to the beat of my own horn.