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<P><FONT SIZE=2>|| My thought was to add a third option. I call it </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| fighting aggressively</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| for lack of a better term. In this mode, the individual is </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| pressing the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| attack intent on maximum mayhem. The effect of this would be </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| as follows:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| 1) One half of his EL rounded down will be used as his </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| combat subtractor. If</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| he is EL 12, he may subtract 6 instead of 12.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| 2) His EL divided by 4, rounded down, is ADDED to his SB for all hit</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| resolution, normal, shield, severe and deadly. If the EL 12 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| person above had</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| a SB of +2, while fighting aggressively it is effectively +5.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| 3) Where fatigue rules are being used (which I must greatly </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| improve upon)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| the cost to fight aggressively would be DOUBLE the cost to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| fight offensively</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>|| or defensively.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>That sounds fine when it comes to normal, shield and severe hits, but on deadly hits it is WAY too much. When you have a Warrior humping around a +3 SB normally, plus a +1 SB weapon, then adding another +3 SB for agressive attacks -- rolling 8d10 on a deadly hit is a bit much. And they are very likely to get that deadly, given their -12 on the roll, plus their OCV will be that much higher due to their SB.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I think it's asking for min-maxing troubles.</FONT>
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