(TFT) Re: Preliminary thoughts:Adapting Runequest

["Brett Slocum" <slocum@skypoint.com>]

From: alan robles <alanrobles@usa.net>
> I don't know if any of you out there encountered this but my problem when I
> was gamemastering TFT was I couldn't entice AD&D players to join because they
> thought TFT characters were too weak in the sense that one good blow could
> kill you -- unlike D&D where characters swagger around with scads of
> hitpoints. One quick fix we tried was to multiply the ST by 5, but this caused
> problems in terms of magic use. At the very least it complicated accounting in
> what was supposed to be an elegant game system. Thoughts?

Well, your players seem to be power hungry players. They prefer the 
unrealistic uber-character of a 10th level fighter, who can fight 10 1st levels 
without problem to the realistic "a good sword thrust can kill". You could 
always try asking them if they could take 8-10 sword chops and survive. But 
let's see if we can make a better modification than your 5xST.

How about something kinda like Champions or Chivalry and Sorcery. Give 
each character an amount of Stun points equal to their ST. Damage comes 
off of Stun first, then ST, except on a automatic hit (3-5), where it goes 
straight to ST. Let them recover Stun like Fatigue. And mages can only use 
ST for spellcasting. I'd also add in a -1 DX when you have no more Stun left. 
Of course, this will make enemies tougher to kill too. This isn't as 
unbalancing as 5xST, and the quick recovery of Stun practically makes it 
like 5xST. 

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