[projectaon] Re: rules clarification
- From: David Davis <feline1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:34:25 +0100
The ambiguity in this text has always been whether the "can be used to
restore ENDURANCE points lost in combat" is implying it is restricted to
that use, or whether that's just an example of the most typical way to use
it.
Certainly there are numerous examples throughout the books of your Healing
discipline being used to cure wounds (e.g when demonstrating your
discipline to the imposter Ronan in Fire on the Water), poisons and general
fatigue (e.g. when relaxing on the deck of the Green Sceptre in Fire on the
Water) and more besides, none of which are necessarily "combat" - so all
that would tend to blow the strict "combat loss only" interpretation out of
the water ... but loss through hunger still seems a special case to many
players. Indeed it seems quite thermodynamically impossible to me ;)
For me, gameplay-wise, the plus point about not using Healing to cure
hunger means that you still have the fun of making sure you get enough
meals, have enough space in your backpack, etc - otherwise that whole
aspect of gameplay is lost...
the downside is that tracking different types of EP loss is a pain in the
ass ;)
Your mileage may vary.
David
On 24 September 2013 10:11, Guga Figueiredo <gugabfigueiredo@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I don't know what's the official position regarding this, but i think the
> text is pretty clear:
>
> "This Discipline can be used to restore ENDURANCE points lost in combat.
> If you possess this skill you may restore 1 ENDURANCEpoint to your total
> for every numbered section of the book you pass through in which you are
> not involved in combat. (This is only to be used after your ENDURANCE has
> fallen below its original level.) Remember that your ENDURANCE cannot
> rise above its original level.
>
> If you choose this skill write ‘Healing: +1 ENDURANCE point for each
> section without combat’ on your Action Chart."
>
> The part about the lost EP in Combat is a short description. A quick way
> for the newcomers to grasp what the Discipline does. it says it CAN be used
> for combat injuries, but it does not describes any restrictions to any
> other EP loss.
>
> It is followed by what the rules states: "If you possess this skill you
> may restore 1 ENDURANCE point for every numbered section of the book you
> pass through in which you are not involved in combat. Remember that your
> ENDURANCE cannot rise above its original level." Basicaly, if you dont
> fight you heal. And since the rules state that you restore said EP when you
> 'pass through' a numbered section, this Disciplines effect is the last
> thing to do in any section without any numbers of combat rounds in it. This
> means it does not prevent any damage from hunger, falls, poison, or
> whatever else may injure LW, it just heals 1 EP at the end of the section.
>
> About meals especificaly, there is in Book 1 such a thing as Laumspur
> Meal, which can be consumed at any time to recover 3 EP, or when pompted
> for a Meal, in which case it also fulfills the Meal riquerements,
> preventing the EP loss in addition to restoring 3 previously lost EP.
>
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