Radiation in TFT

[JohnPaulB]

Howard,
I would like you to submit the Basic Radiation rules to Hexagram.

[Shadekeep]

Originally Posted by JohnPaulB

Howard,
I would like you to submit the Basic Radiation rules to Hexagram.

Thanks for the encouragement, John Paul! I did submit the (longer and less interesting) version way back when, but will feel Steve out on the final version and see if he has any interest. I suspect it was considered a bit GURPS-y for TFT, especially in the long form.

[David Bofinger]

My instinctive response is that radiation is a kind of affliction, and maybe you need a general framework for afflictions that would handle radiation, poisons, illnesses, etc., and then say how radiation is different from other afflictions.

[Shadekeep]

JohnPaulB, I've sent to rules over to Steve and Peter for re-review. We'll see if they end up in Hexagram, but if not I'll continue to offer them through the site. Again, I suspect Steve wants to avoid a slippery slope into too many new rulesets for TFT, but I do think these may be viable, since they don't alter any other rules and their usage is completely at the discretion of the GM.