From: Andrew Raphael (raphael@research.canon.com.au)
Date: Sat 26 Sep 1998 - 13:55:10 EEST
David Dunham <dunham@pensee.com> writes:
>> 2) 'Cheat death' also seems alarmingly general.
>If someone had this in my game, they'd get a roll (at whatever their skill)
>to avoid dying if they got to that state in combat. It certainly wouldn't
>let them fight better. FWIW, no player character has yet died in combat in
>the two local playtests, so it seems like a rare and specific ability to me.
I am reminded of the fight against the scorpion men in Cults of Terror and
Lords of Terror when Paulis cripples his attacker, is pinned beneath it,
gets a good, close look at chaos lice, and escapes having his head chopped
off by Oddi.
That's a Cheat Death roll if ever there was one. ;-)
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Andrew Raphael <raphael@research.canon.com.au>
"Oh! I see, it's your birthday. It's your big day, and I forgot."
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