 Low Skill, High Attribute vs., High Skill, Low Attribute |
 Sep 27 2007, 05:41 AM
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I seem to remember this coming up before, so if you can point me in that direction, I would appreciate it. (Searching for "skill" and "attribute" doesn't do much.)
Anyway, how do you handle - or not - the inconsistency (to me at least) of having the mechanics of high skill, low attribute be the same as low skill, high attribute? eg: Unarmed 1 + Agility 5 = 6 = 2 hits on average. So does Unarmed 5 + Agility 1. I can buy into Unarmed 1 with Agility 5. That shows a person with raw talent and a little training. I just can't see someone with an Agility of 1 getting to an Unarmed skill of 5. At the same time, I don't see an issue with the skill being 1 (maybe 2) point(s) above the attribute rating. Please comment. |
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Alex Low Skill, High Attribute vs. Sep 27 2007, 05:41 AM
Casazil well 5 skill and 1 attribute could say he's a ... Sep 27 2007, 05:52 AM Alex QUOTE (Casazil) well 5 skill and 1 attribute could... Sep 27 2007, 05:54 AM Emperor Tippy Perhaps he is a technical player? If you hit the b... Sep 27 2007, 05:58 AM Doctor Funkenstein Sadly, the game actually rewards Attributes far mo... Sep 27 2007, 06:01 AM Alex @ Doctor Funkenstein
I can see how Skill would li... Sep 27 2007, 06:12 AM Doctor Funkenstein Long Answer: How do you mean? Say someone with A... Sep 27 2007, 06:15 AM Kyoto Kid ...one rule that 3rd edition had was the "lin... Sep 27 2007, 06:16 AM Alex QUOTE (Kyoto Kid) ...one rule that 3rd edition had... Sep 27 2007, 06:22 AM DTFarstar I personally easily buy into the Attribute higher ... Sep 27 2007, 06:34 AM Doctor Funkenstein There's nothing saying both "solutions... Sep 27 2007, 06:49 AM Glyph I don't really have a problem with the game... Sep 27 2007, 07:07 AM The Jopp A low attribute but high skill can also be from so... Sep 27 2007, 07:10 AM Critias If you want skills to matter a little more, and at... Sep 27 2007, 09:10 AM Wasabi QUOTE (Alex) I can buy into Unarmed 1 with Agility... Sep 27 2007, 10:41 AM Buster I've seen people in real life that had no tale... Sep 27 2007, 11:13 AM toturi Why waste time and effort to learn something you g... Sep 27 2007, 11:25 AM Cabral QUOTE (Alex @ Sep 27 2007, 12:41 AM) Anyway, ... Sep 27 2007, 11:34 AM Buster QUOTE (toturi) Why waste time and effort to learn ... Sep 27 2007, 11:38 AM MK Ultra I´m a notorious High Att/Low Skill player, but I ... Sep 27 2007, 12:28 PM MK Ultra QUOTE (Buster @ Sep 27 2007, 01:38 PM) QUOTE ... Sep 27 2007, 12:40 PM Buster That's true, training is based on the instruct... Sep 27 2007, 01:58 PM Casazil Simple fix tell your players none of their skills ... Sep 27 2007, 06:22 PM Moon-Hawk QUOTE (Casazil) Simple fix tell your players none ... Sep 27 2007, 06:31 PM FriendoftheDork Guys I agree that something's up with having s... Sep 27 2007, 08:58 PM Apathy QUOTE (FriendoftheDork) Guys I agree that somethin... Sep 27 2007, 09:43 PM blakkie QUOTE (Alex @ Sep 26 2007, 11:41 PM) Anyway, ... Sep 27 2007, 10:34 PM Cthulhudreams QUOTE (Apathy) for a smaller impact, why not just ... Sep 27 2007, 11:08 PM Apathy QUOTE (Cthulhudreams @ Sep 27 2007, 06:08 PM)... Sep 27 2007, 11:21 PM blakkie QUOTE (Cthulhudreams)Capping hits to skill is a ba... Sep 27 2007, 11:46 PM Kyoto Kid ...personally I am glad it is done with spells. O... Sep 27 2007, 11:54 PM Riley37 Mechanics who aren't very bright can handle ro... Sep 28 2007, 12:53 AM Emperor Tippy QUOTE (FriendoftheDork) Guys I agree that somethin... Sep 28 2007, 01:01 AM Doctor Funkenstein Would you rather have a surgeon of average intelli... Sep 28 2007, 01:03 AM Emperor Tippy Same. And when did I ever even imply anything diff... Sep 28 2007, 01:19 AM toturi QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein) Would you rather have a... Sep 28 2007, 01:27 AM Doctor Funkenstein What part of "surgeon" as opposed to ... Sep 28 2007, 01:30 AM toturi QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein) What part of "surg... Sep 28 2007, 01:38 AM Doctor Funkenstein 1) I said nothing about him being Skill 1. In fac... Sep 28 2007, 01:44 AM toturi QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein @ Sep 28 2007, 09:4... Sep 28 2007, 02:02 AM Alex Umm, wow! Never thought that I would see this... Sep 28 2007, 05:37 AM Cthulhudreams The other problem with capping outcomes in some wa... Sep 28 2007, 05:56 AM Grinder QUOTE (Emperor Tippy) My parents bought their firs... Sep 28 2007, 08:18 AM Emperor Tippy I know the people he works with as well. And there... Sep 28 2007, 09:19 AM Grinder QUOTE (Emperor Tippy) I know the people he works w... Sep 28 2007, 10:37 AM The Jopp QUOTE (Grinder @ Sep 28 2007, 10:37 AM)
I wa... Sep 28 2007, 11:09 AM Buster QUOTE (Emperor Tippy @ Sep 27 2007, 08:01 PM)... Sep 28 2007, 11:23 AM blakkie QUOTE (Kyoto Kid @ Sep 27 2007, 05:54 PM) ...... Sep 28 2007, 11:55 AM blakkie QUOTE (Buster) QUOTE (Emperor Tippy @ Sep 27 ... Sep 28 2007, 12:11 PM Buster I think it would be cool to have some pseudo-scien... Sep 28 2007, 12:14 PM tyweise OT for the thread, but on mundanes vs magics. A ... Sep 28 2007, 01:22 PM blakkie Personally I just tailor the number and strength o... Sep 28 2007, 03:08 PM Apathy Threadjack!
(Warning, Warning, Will Robinson... Sep 28 2007, 03:37 PM blakkie Just step off the thread, back away, let us drive ... Sep 28 2007, 03:43 PM Buster To give Alex his thread back, and to keep things f... Sep 28 2007, 03:56 PM Doctor Funkenstein Honestly, if I were too concerned about Shadowrun... Sep 28 2007, 04:25 PM FriendoftheDork QUOTE (Emperor Tippy) QUOTE (FriendoftheDork ... Sep 28 2007, 10:30 PM Cabral QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein) I'd probably also d... Sep 28 2007, 11:14 PM Shrike30 My group sticks with one of the optional rules fro... Sep 30 2007, 06:56 PM
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