tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post2465075976292544973..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Intermittent Luck vs. Universal CompetenceTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-76663367611231323852012-06-13T13:28:23.217-07:002012-06-13T13:28:23.217-07:00I think that depends on exactly what "always ...I think that depends on exactly what "always has a weapon ready" means. If it is something like quick draw or hard to disarm or something like that, then it seems associated.<br /><br />Intermittent luck is more dissociated because it is not something that a PC would be able to exert that level of control over.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-73352320615391727472012-06-12T14:32:42.670-07:002012-06-12T14:32:42.670-07:00If you're going to talk about dissociative mec...If you're going to talk about dissociative mechanics, I think the more of them there are, and the more complex they are, the more dissociative they are as a whole. You can split hairs and nit pick about this or that particular rule being more or less dissociative, but I have found that the more complex a rule system is, the more dissociative it becomes in actual play. A simple, robust rule set that allows a more complete immersion in a given scenario becomes more associative through continued play.DaveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837748113498012191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-36211845104161701812012-06-11T21:27:17.459-07:002012-06-11T21:27:17.459-07:00@Brendan: What about Universal Competence? Do you ...@Brendan: What about Universal Competence? Do you think a "Always have a ready weapon" ability is more dissociated than Intermittent Luck, or less dissociated?Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-7755160209962643972012-06-11T08:41:00.953-07:002012-06-11T08:41:00.953-07:00Intermittent luck seems dissociated to me because ...Intermittent luck seems dissociated to me because it is something that the PC would presumably have no knowledge about or ability to control. Compare to a vancian spell, which the PC knows is in her head and can be expended with a choice.<br /><br />To me, luck is already encoded in the system by rolling dice.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com