Re: (TFT) Attributes of legendary status - question for the list

["David Michael Grouchy II" <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com>]

> From: John J Hyland <johnnyboytmm@juno.com>
>
> My question for the list is this:
>
> Do you place an upper limit on the attribute scores of your players?

John,
   I do not either.  And in all the campaign sheets I've seen, where the GM 
lists their rule changes so one can read them before making a character in 
their campaign, I've never seen a ST limit mentioned.  I've seen a lot of 
optional rules and changes to the system, but never a ST, or any other 
attribute, limit.

  "NOTE: a strength of more than 30 is highly improbable by Earth 
standards.  If a GM wants to run a "realistic" campaign he should consider 
limiting the maximum ST of human-type figures to 30.  Of course, in a pure 
fantasy world, super-heroes capable of sustaining massive damage while 
performing incredible feats of strength are common; if you want this type of 
game, you should allow characters to build up to any ST they can earn."
         -ITL page 8, NOTE under ADVANTAGES OF GREAT STRENGTH

   All GM's I have played under seem to favor the second stance by default. 
 That is to say, by not writing ahead of time that there is a limit to 
human ST.  As to the other attributes, ITL has a couple other things to say.

   "- so characters should be allowed as high as DX as they can attain."
         -ITL page 8, last half of the last sentence of DEXTERITY(DX) 
governs:

  Personally I have seen far more characters with DX 20+ than ST.  In fact 
except for the Giant characters I haven't seen any one with ST 20+.  But in 
the long run characters there are countless instances of high DX.  And I 
have even had two wizards make it to IQ 30+.  But that was a very long 
campaign.

   David Michael Grouchy II

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