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Witchking 03-29-2011 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth (Post 1147794)
There are reasons not to have it, or not to permit it. Luck can have a considerable game-mechanic level impact on the tone of the game. Some games will work much better with 'everyone has at least 2 levels of Luck (maybe with Limitations)'. Some will work much better with 'no one has any levels of Luck'...

But at least a bit of it is a great buy, yeah.
Well yeah if a GM says no Luck that thats the tune...but if it is available...duh.

I would not build a character around it (Super Luck with Ridiculous Luck and a few points for stats and skills frex) but the basic 15 pts once per hour version hack yes.

I have built 2 character for 4ed...so far I am 2 for 2 with no regrets.

Kromm 03-30-2011 12:32 AM
Re: Surprise
 
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Originally Posted by Witchking (Post 1147785)

QFT one of the big changes from 3rd to 4th ed was making Luck something you called before a roll...this is important I want three tries at it. to the current something you CAN call after a roll....
In fact, 3e never actually said when you could reroll. Steve was asked about it in his Q&A column back in the Roleplayer days and felt that "after" was fine, so that was the de facto ruling. All 4e really did was formalize that intent.

jeff_wilson 03-30-2011 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Kromm (Post 1147903)
In fact, 3e never actually said when you could reroll. Steve was asked about it in his Q&A column back in the Roleplayer days and felt that "after" was fine, so that was the de facto ruling. All 4e really did was formalize that intent.
I've got a 3rev Basic that says you can use Luck after the first dieroll.

Witchking 03-30-2011 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jeff_wilson (Post 1148119)
I've got a 3rev Basic that says you can use Luck after the first dieroll.
To Be honest that could have been a carry over from 1e on our part...I lost the red 3 ring binder I used to keep that copy of basic in after the binding went...do have my paper 3e at home will probably take a peek then.

I just remember when I rejoined the group in 2005 after a 3-5 year absence they said..."update to 4e and here is the skinny on the changes..."

No harm no foul...but I do really like luck in its current form...the protaganists in most adventure storys probably qualify for basic Luck (with the possible execption of Job) so I could see a majority of PC's having it too.

After all its not like they are Redshirts!


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