[Torg] more NCI questions

[Benjamin Grant]

>>> Another example is busting down a door - where they might
>>> not succeed immediately, over time they could wear it down
>>> and weaken it, until they bust it down.
>>>
>>> How does this sound?  Is 6 too high for such an action?
>>> Should it be +3 or +5?
>>
>>I'd be inclined to have it no more than +3. Although +6 might
>>theoretically achievable 1 time in 20, equally a 1 is achievable 5% of
>>the time and may frequently cause disaster.
>>
>>I might even be inclined to say prateds can only take-1, because the
>>benefit of avoiding disconnection is quite a strong one.
>>
>>Phil

I must admit to another set of heresies - there is no disconnection in my games, largely because it is set in a single cosm.  I am not running the story of the possibility wars, but my own world(s) and stories, and as such am not using axioms, cosms, world laws, the Reality skill, Stellae, Eternity Shards, Darkness Devices, etc.

Furthermore, since the only power available to characters in this world are usually super powers, I am not using (classic) magic, miracles, psionics, or other power systems.

What I think I may do is actually link the bonus to the extra time taken on the value/measure chart, maximum of +6.

So since the chart reads:
(value)=(measure)
0 = 1
1 = 1.5
2 = 2.5
3 = 4
5 = 10
6 = 15

then perhaps a +1 would take 1.5 times the normal length of time, a +3 would take 4 times the normal length of time for such a skill check, and a +6 takes fifteen times longer than the normal skill check.

That should be mathematically consistent with Torg, shouldn't it be?

-Benn Grant
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