[Torg] more NCI questions

[Kansas Jim]

Benjamin Grant wrote:

[I wrote:]

>>> For simplicity's sake, I usually don't have resisting NPCs generate
>>> Willpower totals, I just worsen their attitude towards the other
>>> character by one step.

> Isn't that the equivalent of giving the NPCs an average of +3 to their
> defense (or better)?  That seems to put the PC to a significant
> disadvantage.

PCs get P-Points and cards, giving them a significant advantage over
most NPCs (the interaction rules in the original rulebook even point
this out) so it probably balances out.

> Why not just use the numbers without worsening the attitude level?

Like I said it was for simplicity's sake, one less die roll to worry
about.

It's interesting to note that the chapter on character interactions
never mentions being able to actively defend against Charm or
Persuasion, it's only in the description of the Willpower skill that
the original rulebook mentions it. The interactions chapter really
only mentions things like determining Attitude and Clearing Your Mind
as ways of setting DN and resisting the effects.

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