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[Backgammon]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has tinkered with the parachuting rules for CC. They seem a bit... insanly hard to succeed at.

I was thinking of mofidying them as follows:

Step 1: an easy test to open parachute, since it's pretty easy to pull a rope
TN 2
Modifiers:
bad/terrible weather (+2/+4)
Parachute opened below minimum safe opening (+1 per 250 meters)
Military jump -2


Step 2: Scatter roll: as per rules, base scatter of (opening height in meters) / 2
TN: 6-(opening altitude/100). In the rules, it's 10-(opening altitude/100), which is just too harsh.
Modifiers:
Bad/Terrible weather (+2/+4)
Type of jump:
normal +0
low-altitude +2
HALO: +4
Combat landing environnement +2
Extra successes divide base scatter.

Step 3: Damage resistance
Base: 4M
Restricted/Tight landing 6M/8M
Resist with Body, no combat pool allowed, half impact armour applies.

What changed: Far less likely to die in a parachute attempt, since the opening of the parachute is no longer a Very Big Target Number. Moved some modifiers around, as appropriate for the test. The actual parachute test is a bit easier, since it's 6- rather than 10-. More likely to hurt yourself in restricted or tight landing zones.