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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Skills would certainly be lost as the skill maximums get nipped.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>|| -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| From: Scott Adams [<A HREF="mailto:longshot@DARKTECH.ORG">mailto:longshot@DARKTECH.ORG</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 11:46 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| To: POWERS-AND-PERILS@geo000.CITG.TUDELFT.NL</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Subject: Re: Stupid question of the month</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| At 08:56 AM 7/25/03 -0400, you wrote: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > None of my games got to the point that aging mattered, but </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| I would probably</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > do something like the following (based on the RQ system)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > Upon reaching the age of 40, and for each year afterwards, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| roll 2d6:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 2, 12 = 4 losses</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 3,11 = 3 losses</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 4,10 = 2 losses</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 5,9 = 1 loss</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 6-8 = no loss</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > For each loss, roll 1d10 to determine the point of reduction</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 1-2) Strength</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 3) Stamina</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 4) Constitution</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 5) Dexterity</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 6) Agility</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 7) Appearance</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 8) Eloquence</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > 9-10) No reduction.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > Each reduction is by the current multiplier for that </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| attribute, rounded</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| down,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > applied to the maximum. Thus a character with a strength </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| multiplier of x4</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > loses 4 points of strength on a reduction there. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Reduction in appearance</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > eloquence reflect general deterioration of the body.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > Optionally, the reduction can be 3 points or the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| multiplier (whichever is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > lower). This allows execptional people (with x4 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| multipliers) a bit more</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| > staying power.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| I like that system and gave me a few good ideas to wrk with </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| based on the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| multiplier thing.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Might work on a system to reverse it. I have my own system </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| roughly but not</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| formulated in great detail.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Would you reduce skills during aging? I mean a older guy </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| would lose hand eye</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| coordination</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| for combat skills for example so maybe something like -1 EL </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| or a -5 for every</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| roll for every </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| X years like 5 or 10 aging over a certain point. For non </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| combats I don't</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| think</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| aging affects many of those skilsl and in fact might get </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| better based on sheer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| experience (ie when they</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| are maxed at 30 they really would be far better at 40) so a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| bonus might</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| apply? </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Whatcha</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| think.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| Thanks</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| I'll come up with another stupid question later when the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| list dies again</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| :). I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| know the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| answers and have my own house rules after 20 plus years </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| doing this stuff but</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| always</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| good to see activity and opinions. :)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| BTW cholan got him one in this update :)</FONT>
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