Re: game date and mutate

[Orion Furmanski <thelaw@expert.cc.purdue.edu>]

On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Jevan Furmanski wrote:

> 
> 
> On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Wright Frazier wrote:
> 
> > > Unless Mike says his game was more than the 3-5 days Matt thought. This
> > > weeks Game date is:
> > > 			2-14-10026
> > > 
> > > Note: This is 2 days after Mike's game players need to be aware of this
> > > for healing and Magic. Steve brought up the point that if we keep the
> > > timeline tight people will be a little more reluctant to blow all of
> > > their units for fear of not having enough later. There is nothing but
> > > in-game consequences to a party stopping and resting during a game to
> > > catch up on healing.
> > > 
> > > 						Greg
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > won't change anything, people will still do it, and be full up by
> > the next game date.
> > 
> > Wright
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> On my game last week, 10 hours went by, and that is with combat the week
> before.  That ruled.  I was pretty cautious in watching players and their
> character's totals.
> 
> However, we are going to see more regen mutos this way...  That's the way
> the cookie crumbles.  
> 
> Using this as a platform, I feel that mutate only can make changes that
> occur in nature.  Given that no animal beyond the Annelids can regenerate
> (see Orion Furmanski, resident molecular biologist) I will not GM any more
> regeneration mutates.  I am not trying to change rules, but that is my
> interpretation until a better president is set on Mutate by Dan.
> 
>  sorry about the spew.
> 
> Jevan
> 
> 


	Almost, but not quite. Many, many different kinds of beasties
regenerate by different methods. Not a single one even approaches the AQ
level of rapidity. Leeches grow back CNS damage, some lizards do thier
tails, salamanders grow back whloe limbs, and even college students heal
back alcohol liver damage after _a few years_. I know I've abused the
AQ regen mutate before, bu tif you want to go for natural realism, roll
back our current D&D vampire/demon healing rate to something more like
"get an arm back after a year."  What say?

						-I am the Law-