Beyond human ability

  • Travis
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    Hi, I have a question about UA 2nd ed. I’m thinking about getting the game, but something occured to me as I was reading the preview. As all stats are out of 100, and only a d100 is used, are there rules to compensate for beings whose stats are beyond 100? For example, a cyborg might have 300 Body, how would that work in the game? Are there rules in the book for this? thanks.

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  • Travis
    Participant

    Um… i found the answer is “yes” from another post.

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  • rekyl
    Participant

    Personally I always found – as a gamemaster that when someone has some wierd ability that should take a score, like body, above 100 I allways demand that they buy a skill instead describing that ability.

    (Like “Cyborg” a body skill where you can, if you succeed ignore damage or something)

    Mostly because otherwise it might risk becoming a hunt for bigger and bigger stats.

    rekyl.

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  • Travis
    Participant

    Ok. I was thinking more along the lines of NPC’s or strange, powerful creatures that the players would run into. For example, if the players ran into a vampire, it would make sense for the vampire to have Body that was greater than the human maximum.

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  • Insect King
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    Actually, there is very little need to increase Stats. Sure 150 Body can give one 150 Wounds, but the system is flexible enough to slide by without hassle.

    I’d go with a “special skill” that allows rerolls of a failed Stat check rather than actually increase the stat.

    In terms of combat, the semi-stat Body skill is rolled as well and, if successful, the damage is added ontop of the original roll.

    Or if tThe vampire with 150 Body has 99 Body and a Immunity 50% skill.

    The vamp rolls Immunity everytime he is damaged. Deduct the Immunity roll from the damage taken.

    C.

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