[Torg] Possibility Spending

[Benjamin Grant]

Phil, I am falling in love with you. ;)  (Hope you don't mind.)

Thanks.  I agree with most of what you said, that while Travis and I read that piece differently it really doesn't matter much and we should play in whatever way works for us (to paraphrase you.)

I guess for me, apart from whose English interpretation is the "right" one, it doesn't seem sporting to me to allow a counter without allowing a counter *to* the counter.  ;)

Thanks! 

-Benn Grant
eFix Computer Consulting
benn at 4eFix.com
603.283.6601


>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: torg-bounces at justintimeadventures.com [mailto:torg-
>>bounces at justintimeadventures.com] On Behalf Of Phil Dack
>>Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 10:19 AM
>>To: torg at justintimeadventures.com
>>Subject: RE: [Torg] Possibility Spending
>>
>>--- On Mon, 10/11/08, Benjamin Grant <benn at 4efix.com> wrote:
>>> The rules clearly say that "No more than one Possibility may
>>> be spent on any one action".  Not only does that clearly in
>>> black and white rules as written directly say to me that
>>> only possibilities spent ON the action count, after checking
>>> with other people I know, both gamers and non, every person I
>>> asked read it the exact same way - that unless the possibility
>>> that is spent is permitted to generated a dice roll, it is not
>>> being spent ON the action.
>>>
>>> That's because that is simply what it says.
>>
>>Ok, two things guys. Firstly, you're arguing about nothing. It really
>>doesn't matter. Secondly, I dislike the tone he's using, but in terms
>>of balance of evidence, I agree with Travis (Yeah, that's a good idea -
>>stoke the fire immediately after trying to put out the flames!).
>>
>>The reason I say this is because the chain of events is as follows:
>>
>>1. Person 1 declares an action
>>2. Person 1 declares the spending of the possibility.
>>3. Person 1 marks off the possibility. I.e. at this point it is spent.
>>The reason it is spent is because of the action. It is therefore spent
>>ON the action.
>>4. Person 2 declares they counter the possibility.
>>5. Person 2 marks off their possibility. They have spent their
>>possibility NOT on the Action (which still goes ahead) but on the
>>Possibility. Hence only 1 possibility has been spent on the action.
>>
>>But, I stress, it doesn't matter! It's your game, do as you will!! We
>>can all get a little too hung up at times on the why's and wherefore's.
>>Yes, even me ;-)
>>
>>Phil
>>
>>
>>
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