Fun with penalty skill levels? (FRED)

External Since: Aug 05, 2004 Posts: 7

Ever since I heard about the PSL concept in Hero 5th Edition,
I've had vague thoughts about all the useful things you could do
with them.

Has anybody actually done anything tangible, fun & cool with
those mechanics?

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Peter Knutsen

External Since: Dec 30, 2004 Posts: 15

Peter Knutsen <peter DeleteThis @knutsen.dk> wrote in message news:<caunhl$huj$2@news.cybercity.dk>...
> Ever since I heard about the PSL concept in Hero 5th Edition,
> I've had vague thoughts about all the useful things you could do
> with them.
>
> Has anybody actually done anything tangible, fun & cool with
> those mechanics?

I have a suggested limitation on them: can only reduce penalty by
1/2. So you are a good shot at range/in the dark etc., but not so
good range and darkness don't matter.
For sword and sorcery campaigns you gotta get the PSL: only for
placed shots. After all everyone knows the dragon has only one
weak point. Put a RSR (attack roll) or Activation roll on it
and you have a cheap way to make that incredibly lucky shot,
sometimes.