[Torg] more NCI questions

[Benjamin Grant]

I hadn't considered and active defense - I think I suggesting that perhaps
the skill be used either actively or passively, but with no minimum BN
number, and no roll, in cases where it is not dramatically necessary to have
a more prolonged back and forth.

-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
>>travisjhall at optusnet.com.au
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:05 PM
>>To: torg at justintimeadventures.com
>>Subject: Re: RE: [Torg] more NCI questions
>>
>>Benjamin Grant <benn at 4efix.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was suggesting that you can ditch the die roll (which has an
>>average
>>> BN of zero)
>>
>>Not in this context it doesn't. You're talking about an active defence,
>>and IIRC (not having the books available right now) an active defence
>>gives a minimum bonus of +1. The mean will be somewhat higher than +1
>>(I don't care to do the calculation right now, but you may find
>>relevant data in the list archives or on Jim's website). The mean BN
>>for an active defence may be less than +3, but it is certainly higher
>>than 0.
>>
>>Mechanically, Jim's approach may not be too far off.
>>
>>Travis Hall
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