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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 8012833" data-attributes="member: 27780">Polyhedron Issue 16: Jan/Feb 1984part 6/6Dispel Confusion continued:Boot HillIs there an Encumbrance limit? (If you're carrying more than 50lb, you won't be able to get far)What's the difference between SAR and DAR? (Speed you can fire them)Dawn PatrolCan you tail someone as soon as you come out of a cloudbank? (no, not until the next turn)The other players wouldn't let me ram an enemy and commit suicide when my plane was badly damaged! (Yes, it would be very unsportsmanlike of you. )Some of the other players seem suspiciously lucky (Watch their rolls closely. If they're cheating, kick them out.)Gamma WorldWhy are Pure Strain Humans so powerful (Because no-one was playing them in 1st ed.)Why can't characters gain HP (Not every RPG is about advancement. Some want things to stay tough no matter how long you go for.)How many spines can Horl Choos throw? (More if they're focussed on one target than multiple)Are the sample creatures edible (Mostly, if you cook them enough)Is a life chamber supposed to give my character total amnesia? (Hey, you're alive and still have your friends. Just be thankful it isn't 100 years later and you have to piece together what happened on your own. )Can household robots attack? (You'd be amazed how tough household pests can be in the irradiated future.) GangbustersHow much is a shotgun? ($75. Pretty soon, everybody's got one)The shotgun fire diagram contradicts the written rules! (The diagram is right)My GM won't let me play a military policeman! (The different focus might well drag you away from the core game activities anyway)Are Thompsons really that broad a spread of fire? (Yes. Collateral damage is to be expected.)Star FrontiersIs the revival time limit 20 or 24 hours (20. We done contradicted ourselves within a few pages again. Fire the editor.)Are the low-G jumping rules correct? (Nope, and the corrected ones are nowhere near reality either)Are the medium movement rating ranges correct? (Nope. Much narrower.)The ranged weapons modifiers also contradict themselves in different places! (So it seems. Here's the right ones.)Plenty more twists ands turns here, as they prove they're still willing to shake up the format on a regular basis. How long will the modules and new columns stick around, and when they go, what will replace them in turn. Let's see if the next issue will change just as dramatically, or they'll maintain a stable form for the rest of the year at least.</blockquote>

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