[projectaon] Re: Residue of the 21votm errata
- From: Ingo Kloecker <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:29:20 +0200
On Sunday 19 April 2009, Simon Osborne wrote:
> On 19/04/2009 17:00, Benjamin I Krefetz wrote:
> > On Sun, 19 Apr 2009, Simon Osborne wrote:
> >>> disciplines: "you are skilled in the use of one of the weapons
> >>> listed in the Equipment section." Are you _really_ limited to
> >>> Quarterstaff, Bow, Dagger, Sword, or Axe?
> >>
> >> Them's the NO rules, yes. I kind of see why Joe did that, since
> >> playing FFtD with a random Weaponskill is a real pain unless you
> >> get lucky!
> >
> > What if the GM's Kai Weapon is a Broadsword, then?
>
> ...and what if you get Weaponskill in Short Sword in Book 1, but
> can't find one until Shadow on the Sand? The Kai Weapon already gives
> a +5CS bonus, and you get to pick an extra Weapon to be skilled in
> for each subsequent NO adventure, so it shouldn't be too much of a
> problem.
The same argument applies to 01fftd and getting Weaponskill in Short
Sword.
> I don't see why this should be changed (and if we do, let's
> change the random nature of Weaponskill in the Kai books as well).
In 01fftd the random nature of Weaponskill does make sense because you
were sent gathering fire wood and are therefore equipped with a
battle-axe for chopping wood (?) (which probably is not the weapon you
are skilled in fighting with) and when you get back (and are lucky) you
find another weapon which you are probably also not skilled in fighting
with.
OTOH, in 21votm you would naturally choose a weapon you are skilled in
fighting with since you are free to choose (almost) any weapon.
Regards,
Ingo
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