[Solar System] The West
Ralek:
Ahey.
I don't believe the Gambling skill is under-scoped anymore following the changes we made to the final phase. It gives players who have it an overwhelming advantage in a somewhat central component of the game fiction while still allowing for an extremelly lucky player without the skill the chance to win.
Regarding the high-roller secret. It is limited to +3 effects, unless of course, the character elects to cheat and then it becomes very easy to generate high level effects due to the number of bonus dice you normally carry into the final roll. Cheating does come with its own consequences and that allows for good stuff to surface at the table. It gives the players choices and allows the game more chances to develop in interesting directions.
Even if the character doesn't elect to cheat, I do believe it compares well to other effect generating secrets. Gambling allows for easy chaining of the same skill roll, making it very easy to reach a +3 sucess level while other skills which might be used in effect generation will tipically be a plain roll with skill added which will generate the same level of sucess on average.
JMendes:
Ahey, :)
First off, thanks for chiming in.
Quote from: oliof on June 26, 2009, 05:53:12 AM
I have to ask for the license.
I have no idea what that means... :)
Quote from: oliof on June 26, 2009, 05:53:12 AM
Bit 1: Gambling as a supportive ability should be fine. I don't see a problem here. I also don't see a problem in underscopedness, that's usually alleviated by player creativity.
Yes and no. The way we're playing it, Gambling really does have no part whatsoever outside a Poker Game. Still, I suppose you have a point, and as Rogerio says, with the added bolditalicized bit, it's not so under-powered anymore.
Quote from: oliof on June 26, 2009, 05:53:12 AM
Bit 2: You could either have another secret on top of High Roller that allows to break the limits of the long poker game, or roll that into the High Roller secret altogether.
Yeah, but see, I don't want the limits of the long game to be broken. It would be way too lopsided. It's like saying, if you get into a poker game with an Easterner, you've already lost. On the other hand, it's like Rogerio says, yes, the limit is +3, but it's very, very easy to reach, so maybe, that should be ok... I shall need to think on it some more...
Anyway, like I said, thanks for your thoughts, and if you or anyone else has more thoughts, I'd love to hear from you. :)
Cheers,
J.
oliof:
What license is this under? Is it the same as Solar System? I ask for translation and inclusion in other works, potentially for commercial usage.
JMendes:
Hoy, :)
Good question. Hadn't thought about that.
It was a group development thing, so, until I talk to the group about it, it's under whatever default license things fall in when they're thrown out there onto the interwebz.
In all likelihood, it will end up under some sort of Creative Commons license, probably the same license as Solar System.
That said, right off the bat, feel free to translate it. :)
Cheers,
J.
JMendes:
Hey, :)
Quote from: oliof on June 26, 2009, 02:34:41 PM
What license is this under? Is it the same as Solar System? I ask for translation and inclusion in other works, potentially for commercial usage.
This has been a long time coming, as our lives have been oddly disconnected, these past few weeks, but I've finally met with the group and we all agree that The West is now under the Creative Commons 3.0 license, just like Solar System.
So there. :)
Cheers,
J.
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