Jul 27 09:29 1998

To: Jerm

From: Froccer

Subject: re:everything

Jerm,

> Jert and I tried making a table for bursting and tried using it in game
> play to test it out. It seemed to work well and wasn't complex.
>
> Player decides how many rounds to fire: 1,3,5,10,15 only
> uses up one attack.
> Rolls to strike adds in any bonuses he may have.
> Defending player then decides to dodge or not(not having known what the
> attacker rolled to strike).
> The defender then rolls to dodge. The table is based on the difference
> between the attackers strike and the defenders dodge.
> ie: Attacker rolls well defender rolls shitty he gets hit with more
> rounds then if he had rolled better.
>

If it works, then congratulations. My only concern would be for the non-combat
monster who now has a harder time to dodge incoming bursts.

> The more rounds you fire the greater the chance you have of hitting your
> opponenet although you will hit with a lesser percentage of shots
> I don't have the table in front of me to show you right now but I'll do
> that later. What it needs right now are modifications for distance.
>

I think that modifications for distance should be based on the range of the
weapon you are using. Maybe take the base weapon range, and divide it into
fifths. Each fifth of the weapon range determines your penalty to hit (e.g.
at 1/5 max. weapon range no penalty, at 2/5 max. -1 to strike, etc ...). Just
a thought.

> The thing I like about this is that it takes into account strike bonuses
> and W.P. without changing anything. Also includes the fact that if more
> blasts are flying through the air it's harder to dodge.
> It also takes into acount this:
> Let's say a guy rolls a natural twenty to strike:
> Dodge roll is a measly 10 including bonuses gets hit with a lot of
> rounds as compared to a 23 to dodge including bonuses doesn't get hit
> with as many rounds.
>
> Anywho time to get back to work talk to you freaks later!
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Jerm "Freak"

Let me know if there are any "for sure" rule changes that we are implementing.
I can then post it on my web site so that everybody can stay informed.
:)

Froccer