[projectaon] Re: Outstanding Errata Sprint (Week 6)
- From: David Davis <feline1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:17:36 +0100
On Thu 16/06/11 12:04 AM , Chris Neilson crusty.chris@xxxxxxxxx sent:
>> The way I see it, the "reader loyalty bonus" is that the player gets to
compare their old bonuses to the equivalent new Grandmaster bonus and
use the best bonus applicable.
DED: pretty much, yes. The way the Newletters put it is that the bonuses
are an incremental improvement,
rather than accumulative (i.e. use your Magnakai bonus PLUS your Grand
Master bonus)
>>Furthermore, my gut feeling is that we shouldnt standardize GM
Weaponmastery bonuses mentioned in specific sections throughout the book
(either to +3 or +5 or even to +4). I find it hard to believe that
anyone could write down a bonus (regardless of whether or not its a typo
or a copy-paste error) and then not make the random number comparisons
immediately afterwards relevant to that specific bonus. If the author
said the bonus is +3 they would know the player had a 30% greater chance
(vs not having the skill) to "succeed" (ie get a better option), +5
would be a 50% greater chance. you would base the rolls required to
"succeed" respectively. The author may also be using a higher bonus as a
way of saying if you have Grand Weaponmastery (with a bow) you cannot
fail (eg +5 CS bonus means you cannot roll the 1-4 which would result in
a miss). Additionally, by changing those specifically stated bonuses you
change a difficult roll into a much easier one (or harder if youre
dropping the bonus from +5 -> +3).
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