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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 4697250" data-attributes="member: 40177">Y'know, I agree with almost everything you said there.&nbsp; Personally, Combat IS a bit wiffly, and it's being edited already.&nbsp; Damage, as it stands, does not scale with the health points/wounds system supplied.&nbsp; That really needs a change, but I didn't have time to get something really working.The Characteristics don't work too well, either - that table will get modified.&nbsp; Basically, it's pretty hard to get any high (or low) characteristic.&nbsp; The table will be changed, once I get a workable idea.You are right about the skill ratings, and that's the way I wanted it.&nbsp; PCs are supposed to be average joes - in fact, the &quot;Concept&quot; system supports this in a sense (since if you take &quot;Soldier&quot; as a concept, you can't use concept bonuses to replace the mostly combat-related skills... meaning it grants less than if you were to take &quot;mechanic&quot; or &quot;homeless man&quot;).&nbsp; I also wanted to give a benefit for PCs aiming, aiding another, and all that jazz... plus, it encourages the use of cover (Which I've just realized I didn't really put into the rules!)Regarding Psychic Powers... I ran out of time, and I'm not sure I really like how I set them up.&nbsp; I'll be really looking over your feedback, there.&nbsp; I mostly agree with it.As a note, a lot of setting &quot;rules&quot; (such as diseases, gas use, weapon quality, and the like) is actually going to be covered in a sub-system I planned on adding, but didn't really have the space for.&nbsp; It is a system that actually predates the Awakening by quite a bit.&nbsp; And it's a doozy of one - simple, and fun.&nbsp; I'll probably add it as an expansion at some point, once I've fixed the major glaring errors.Thanks a lot for the nice words!&nbsp; I think I could have merged the psychic powers into the rules a bit more, but I think they still have a pretty good place (for example, your &quot;initiative&quot; result can affect your psychic skill score in a combat). I think setting is going to be a big part of my future design on things... I was too busy fretting over mechanics that I missed a bit of the fluff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 4697250, member: 40177"] Y'know, I agree with almost everything you said there. Personally, Combat IS a bit wiffly, and it's being edited already. Damage, as it stands, does not scale with the health points/wounds system supplied. That really needs a change, but I didn't have time to get something really working. The Characteristics don't work too well, either - that table will get modified. Basically, it's pretty hard to get any high (or low) characteristic. The table will be changed, once I get a workable idea. You are right about the skill ratings, and that's the way I wanted it. PCs are supposed to be average joes - in fact, the "Concept" system supports this in a sense (since if you take "Soldier" as a concept, you can't use concept bonuses to replace the mostly combat-related skills... meaning it grants less than if you were to take "mechanic" or "homeless man"). I also wanted to give a benefit for PCs aiming, aiding another, and all that jazz... plus, it encourages the use of cover (Which I've just realized I didn't really put into the rules!) Regarding Psychic Powers... I ran out of time, and I'm not sure I really like how I set them up. I'll be really looking over your feedback, there. I mostly agree with it. As a note, a lot of setting "rules" (such as diseases, gas use, weapon quality, and the like) is actually going to be covered in a sub-system I planned on adding, but didn't really have the space for. It is a system that actually predates the Awakening by quite a bit. And it's a doozy of one - simple, and fun. I'll probably add it as an expansion at some point, once I've fixed the major glaring errors. Thanks a lot for the nice words! I think I could have merged the psychic powers into the rules a bit more, but I think they still have a pretty good place (for example, your "initiative" result can affect your psychic skill score in a combat). I think setting is going to be a big part of my future design on things... I was too busy fretting over mechanics that I missed a bit of the fluff. [/QUOTE]

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