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<blockquote data-quote="apsuman" data-source="post: 1606761" data-attributes="member: 1769"><p>Back in the 80's Mayfair games made a superhero RPG licensed with the DC universe. They had the following : Physical Stats, Mental Stats, and Spiritual Stats, and each one of them had three categories, the action stat, the force stat, and the resister stat.</p><p></p><p>So for physical stats it was:</p><p>DEX STR BODY</p><p>Mental stats:</p><p>INT WIS(?) MIND</p><p>Spiritual Stats:</p><p>AURA CHA(???) SPIRIT</p><p></p><p>The stats all worked the same way. The action stat displayed how fast you were able to react to events, the force statdescribed how forceful you reaction was, and the resister stat explained how much you resisted any effort against you.</p><p></p><p>When ever possible, results were determined by opposed rolls. To determine if you hit him your DEX + your roll was compared to his DEX (+roll ?). If you were in a bout of str (wrestling, tug o war, etc) you STR + your roll compared to his STR(+ his roll ?) determined the result. If you hit him, you STR was compared to his BODY score. The higher the BODY score the less relative effectiveness of a STR. For example, a STR of 8 Hits a person with a BODY of 10 --> look up on a table, the attacker does 1 point of damage, so the defender has 1 HP less, but he still resists with a BODY score of 10.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I really liked the system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="apsuman, post: 1606761, member: 1769"] Back in the 80's Mayfair games made a superhero RPG licensed with the DC universe. They had the following : Physical Stats, Mental Stats, and Spiritual Stats, and each one of them had three categories, the action stat, the force stat, and the resister stat. So for physical stats it was: DEX STR BODY Mental stats: INT WIS(?) MIND Spiritual Stats: AURA CHA(???) SPIRIT The stats all worked the same way. The action stat displayed how fast you were able to react to events, the force statdescribed how forceful you reaction was, and the resister stat explained how much you resisted any effort against you. When ever possible, results were determined by opposed rolls. To determine if you hit him your DEX + your roll was compared to his DEX (+roll ?). If you were in a bout of str (wrestling, tug o war, etc) you STR + your roll compared to his STR(+ his roll ?) determined the result. If you hit him, you STR was compared to his BODY score. The higher the BODY score the less relative effectiveness of a STR. For example, a STR of 8 Hits a person with a BODY of 10 --> look up on a table, the attacker does 1 point of damage, so the defender has 1 HP less, but he still resists with a BODY score of 10. I really liked the system. [/QUOTE]
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