From: Newton Hughes (UC442196@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu)
Date: Mon 24 Jan 1994 - 21:54:54 EET
My suggestion was:
> When 2 characters use skills against one another, one skill is the
>offensive skill and the other is the defensive skill. Attacking,
>hiding, and sneaking are offensive skills; dodging, listening, and
>scanning are defensive skills. The character using the defensive
>skill has to match the offensive skill's level of success (crit,
>special, normal, etc.) to keep the offensive skill from succeeding.
Loren J. Miller <MILLERL@wharton.upenn.edu> responded:
>Actually I had already assumed that a crit beat a special beat a
Well, my point was that when both sides scored the same level of
>success beat a fail beat a fumble, and within those levels of success
>the lowest roll won. However, that wasn't in the rule as I rewrote it,
>and it also wasn't in the draft.
success the defensive skill took precedence. I don't like using the
lowest/highest roll to decide a winner, because it isn't compatible
with the way dodging is done and doesn't give the defender enough of
an advantage.
--Newton
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