Stupid question of the month

[Choinski, Burton]

Skills would certainly be lost as the skill maximums get nipped.


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Burton Choinski
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|| -----Original Message-----
|| From: Scott Adams [mailto:longshot at DARKTECH.ORG]
|| Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 11:46 PM
|| To: POWERS-AND-PERILS at geo000.CITG.TUDELFT.NL
|| Subject: Re: Stupid question of the month
|| 
|| 
|| At 08:56 AM 7/25/03 -0400, you wrote: 
|| >
|| > None of my games got to the point that aging mattered, but 
|| I would probably
|| > do something like the following (based on the RQ system)
|| >  
|| > Upon reaching the age of 40, and for each year afterwards, 
|| roll 2d6:
|| >  
|| > 2, 12 = 4 losses
|| > 3,11 = 3 losses
|| > 4,10 = 2 losses
|| > 5,9 = 1 loss
|| > 6-8 = no loss
|| >  
|| > For each loss, roll 1d10 to determine the point of reduction
|| > 1-2) Strength
|| > 3) Stamina
|| > 4) Constitution
|| > 5) Dexterity
|| > 6) Agility
|| > 7) Appearance
|| > 8) Eloquence
|| > 9-10) No reduction.
|| >  
|| > Each reduction is by the current multiplier for that 
|| attribute, rounded
|| down,
|| > applied to the maximum. Thus a character with a strength 
|| multiplier of x4
|| > loses 4 points of strength on a reduction there.  
|| Reduction in appearance
|| and
|| > eloquence reflect general deterioration of the body.
|| >  
|| > Optionally, the reduction can be 3 points or the 
|| multiplier (whichever is
|| > lower).  This allows execptional people (with x4 
|| multipliers) a bit more
|| > staying power.
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| I like that system and gave me a few good ideas to wrk with 
|| based on the
|| multiplier thing.
|| Might work on a system to reverse it.  I have my own system 
|| roughly but not
|| formulated in great detail.
|| 
|| Would you reduce skills during aging?  I mean a older guy 
|| would  lose hand eye
|| coordination
|| for combat skills for example so maybe something like -1 EL 
|| or a -5 for every
|| roll for every 
|| X years like 5 or 10 aging over a certain point.  For non 
|| combats I don't
|| think
|| aging affects many of those skilsl and in fact might get 
|| better based on sheer
|| experience (ie when they
|| are maxed at 30 they really would be far better at 40) so a 
|| bonus might
|| apply? 
|| Whatcha
|| think.
|| 
|| Thanks
|| 
|| I'll come up with another stupid question later when the 
|| list dies again
|| :).  I
|| know the
|| answers and have my own house rules after 20 plus years 
|| doing this stuff but
|| always
|| good to see activity and opinions.  :)
|| 
|| BTW cholan got him one in this update :)
|| 
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