Re: (TFT) 1 point of 'damage' vs. 1 point of Fatigue

["Jay Carlisle" <Jay_Carlisle@charter.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joey Beutel"
Subject: Re: (TFT) 1 point of 'damage' vs. 1 point of Fatigue


> I had the same feeling about this last one... its basically trying to
> simplify how 'damage' works in real life down to force, without taking
> into account all the things force interacts with in real life.
>
> Thats just not how it works. Even GURPS wouldn't really be able to do
> it in the way you (Jay) seem to want to. I think when it comes to
> damage its best to just think of it a bit abstractly. I could apply
> the same force to the back of the neck and to a fellows abdomen, and
> the first might kill him, while the second might hardly bruise him.

Okay, isn't that a major part of the die roll?

I'm saying that if I offer a "town" for players to "adventure" in, I think 
fairness dictates that I shouldn't just pull additional town guards out of 
my neathers simplly because a player rolled an unexpected 3 on 3d6 durring 
play.
"Well THAT wasn't set up to happen but how do I get the "party" to the offer 
for bail money if they aren't captured?"
"Guess I'll just throw a half-dozen more at them... maybe everybody in this 
village is a weapon-master and maybe there's thousands of people living in a 
place that might not support 10... just roll the dice to please my ideas, no 
critts thank-you unless they are fails because this next bit is critical to 
the story I'm making you roll through."

5.5 foot pounds of force seems more than sufficent to break skin or heavely 
bruise a concentrated area from something like a mace or hammer... I'd call 
it an inch deep cut against a static target of flesh analogue with a line or 
point arangement... consult Grey to see if the basic supports have been 
severed rendering the apperataus useless.
Bleeding, nerve points, bone structure... how gory do the players wanna get?
I hung an old lady by her guts from a chandlear once in play because of bad 
dice.
I killed all the males in my tribe and made a throne of the man-parts once 
in play because of bad dice.
I'm not sure I wan't to encourage that kindda thing... but these days all 
the young bucks are into these "forensics" shows and rotnot it seems.
Argue with me... let's just get to something as objective as an inch 
maybe... huh? 
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