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The Much-Maligned Will:
Optional Will Rules
(Continued)
Frequency of Submission
Each time a character faces a situation
in which a disadvantage indicates one
course of action and the player wants to
choose a different course of action, the
player rolls 3 dice.
If the character submits to the disadvantage
almost all the time (roll of 15 or
less): triple the listed value.
If the character submits quite often (roll
of 12 or less): double the listed value.
If the character submits fairly often
(roll of 9 or less): use the listed value.
If the character submits quite rarely
(roll of 6 or less): halve the listed value
(round up).
Using this system, characters still make
standard Will rolls for Fright Checks,
resisting magical attacks, avoiding the
effects of Fast-Talk, Diplomacy, Interrogation
and the like (unless they have a relevant
disadvantage). The GM could also
combine this method with one of the
optional rules listed above.
A list of affected disadvantages follows.
The base cost is included if it differs
from the cost given in the Basic Set.
The following disadvantages use the
optional rule as written: Bad Temper,
Berserk, Bloodlust, Compulsive Behavior,
Gluttony, Impulsiveness, Kleptomania,
Lecherousness, Miserliness,
Pyromania and Sadism.
Absent-Mindedness: Uses the standard
(IQ-based) Will rolls instead; unlike
the rest of these disadvantages, this does
not involve a choice for the character.
Addiction: Use as listed; there are no
standard Will rolls involved. Exception:
Alcoholism does involve a Will roll to
avoid hinging in the presence of alcohol.
To handle Alcoholism, it is necessary to
break its cost up into the normal cost for
the addiction (-10, or -15 if illegal) and the
cost for its insidiousness (-5). Apply the
Frequency of Submission to the additional
-5 points only. Thus, an alcoholic who
binges almost all the time would get -25
points for his addiction (-30 if illegal),
while an alcoholic who binged quite rarely
would only get -13 points (or -18 if illegal).
Bully: Use the optional rule. Multiply
the reaction penalty by the same factor.
Basic Damage for ST Above 20
The following table shows the basic thrust and swing damage for characters
with ST above 20. Note that this deviates from the progression given on p. B74.
ST Thrust Swing ST Thrust Swing
21 2d 4d-l 39 4d+l 7d-l
22 2d 4d 40 4d+l 7d-l
23 2d+l 4d+l 45 5d 7d+l
24 2d+l 4d+2 50 5d+2 8d-l
25 2d+2 5d-l 55 6d 8d+l
26 2d+2 5d 60 7d-l
27 3d-l 5d+l 65 7d+l
9d
9d+2
28 3d-l 5d+l 70 8d l0d
29 3d 5d+2 75 8d+2 10d+2
30 3d 5d+2 80 9d 11d
31 3d+l 6d-l 85 9d+2 lld+2
32 3d+l 6d-l 90 l0d 12d
33 3d+2 6d 95 10d+2 12d+2
34 3d+2 6d 100 11d 13d
35 4d-l 6d+l 110 12d 14d
36 4d-l 6d+l 120 13d 15d
37 4d 6d+2
38 4d 6d+2
and so on: +ld for each full 10
points of added ST.
Throwing
The rules for throwing objects on p. B90 do not adequately take into account the
effects of super-high ST. The following system bases the distance you can throw
an object (and the damage that it does when it hits) upon the relationship between
your ST and the object's weight. It can be used for any ST value, not just scores
above 20.
Throwing Distance
When you want to throw something, use the following procedure to determine
the maximum distance you can throw it.
1. Divide the weight (in pounds) of the thrown object by your ST to get the
weight ratio.
2. Look at the Ratio column (below) and find the nearest weight ratio,
rounding the ratio from step 1 up.
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