[HQ Ignorance] Scene Three: Dilis Swamp

[Lev Lafayette]

--- Nic Hughes <nicolas.h at virgin.net> wrote:


> For the record and despite its grandiose name the
> axe is made of the 
> star metal tin, rather than really being of iron. I
> suspect his patron 
> wanted to make the gift seem grander than it was and
> played on a common 
> misconception to do it without actually lying! Come
> to think of it I'm 
> not sure what the basic bonus is for a saddle-axe,
> I'm visualising this 
> as like an Iranian/Indian style axe a little under
> 2m long used 
> one-handed from horseback and two-handed on foot.

I should also mention I'm a little more
"simulationist" when it comes to *effects* of
abilities, in rather the same spirit as the flaws and
edges of Hero Wars. 

So rather than giving a saddle-axe (for example) a +3
bonus to the weapon ability, it will have one 'degree'
worse effect on damage (e.g., a minor victory under
the normal HQ rules will have the effect of a major
victory if you're using a large weapon).

It was something that irked me about the HeroQuest
system for some months before I could put my finger on
it...

All the best,


Lev


 
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