Re: (TFT) Experimental Injury and Healing rules - comments appreciated .

["Charles Gadda" <cgadda@earthlink.net>]

Thanks for the kind words!

The ST costs for the spells came from the exit end of my alimentary canal
after a bean eating binge... i.e. there is no serious basis for much of it,
just sort of a hazy eyeballing of the whole sheebang. Regrowth, though, was
based upon the cost for Revival.

Yeah, I don't like the lack of healing, hence the spells.... though your
approach is fully valid. I like that you got rid of Revival to sidestep the
magical healing issue. I know its a minor thing, but the existing
inconsistency always bugged me.

Sure does make things alot grittier and darker, like you say. This may or
may not be a good thing, but I at least wanted to see if a workable
"realistic" system could be made.

Definately be curious about any playtest results, or any other comments. I
am particularly interested in any thoughts on streamlining this, or
improvements made to the ST costs of the spells. Also look at the
potion/antidote/salve costs and see if they make sense. I basically flung
darts at the dartboard to come up with the new item costs, and have no idea
if its balanced or reasonable.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John J Hyland" <johnnyboytmm@juno.com>
To: <tft@brainiac.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: (TFT) Experimental Injury and Healing rules - comments
appreciated .


> Charles,
>
> After a quick read-through, no playtesting or anything, these are my
thoughts.
>
>       I really like the differentiation of chemical/herbal healing salves
from alchemical elixers.  It always seemed to me that if every master
physicker could make a healing potion it could not require too much magic to
do it, and I like that chemists can make a salve too.  I think this is a
great idea, and I think the extra magical component of alchemy is clear in
the effect on grave wounds.
>
> I also kinda like making reaction to injury based on specific fractions of
strength - it should get a smoother (less step-wise) function, and is a
logical outgrowth of the expanded reaction to injury charts we've all seen
(and probably all use).  I see the logical extension of this to targeted
body parts (arms, legs & head), and while I am not a big user of hit
location, I do like the ST based saving throw you add.
>
> I think the spells may well accomplish what you want (more healing, but
not D&D healing from a firehose) but I think Heal should cost more.  Drain
ST, and Strength Battery charging both cost 5 ST per point of fatigue
provided, so it seems real ST points should be more costly.  But I may not
be a good source of advice on this since I like the lack of healing in TFT
so naturally want it to be even harder and more expensive to get healed.
>
> Finally, even with some healing magic, I think introducing grave wounds
will be brutal to a combat heavy party (unless they have very powerful
wizardly healing around).  Especially when they start getting lingering
effects, and have to go questing to get regrowth spells cast on them. (BTW I
like this spell)
>
>
> Big picture, I think the rules you recommend go a long way to getting
where you wanted to get, more depiction of injury, coupled with more
healing.  I think it would lead to potentially darker and more gritty combat
missions, coupled with always looking to get some of that rare magical
healing.
>
> I also think every PC wizard will start at 9, 11, 12 and put their first 4
points into IQ, because the healing is so freaking valuable at IQ 16.  But
that may just be me.
>
> For me, I like the TFT mix now, where combat is simple, brutal, and
deadly, and healing is slow but fully effective.  I deal with the illogic of
revival by simply not having that spell (or potion, or youth potion for that
matter) in my game.
>
> I go for the extra simplicity because I am the GM and don't want any extra
work.  As a player, I think your new injury/healing rules might be fun,
especially if you, as GM were doing the work.
>
> John
>
>
>
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