RE: My happy DP

[Lyle H Janney <lhjanney@adpc.purdue.edu>]

Uh, lets keep this a bit more realistic with regards to the majority of the
adventurers in the club who strive for that first 'magic 40 DP'.  Why does
it take 2 whole weeks to recover that initial 30 DP loss?  Bumps, bruises,
and especially fatigue do not take that long to heal.

Don't get me wrong.  I am not all that opposed to the idea of DP being
very much as described by Wright (though, I'd really prefer something a
little more realistic).  I was primarily concerned about the fact that no one
was calling Wright on an obvious assumption on his part (that being how
DP is actually defined).  If any of you GM's were involved in the recent to
do about the Geleia setting being called 'Wright's World', I'd have to say
that you should be ashamed for taking his word as written and without
question only to turn around and decry the fact that he seems to be ruling
the setting as a fascist dictator rules a country. You gave him the power
by not speaking up and you lament the fact that he is using it?  Wake up!

That admonition aside (I'm greatly surprised that Steve wasn't the one to
toss it out to begin with), what _should_ DP be defined as?  I don't view
those initial DP as bumps and bruises (too lean) and I don't view them as
the (what was it Wright said?) 'a full on wack' (uh, whack?).  At this point,
I am reminded of many fantasy novels and films that show the hero and/or
heroine getting all sorts of actual cuts and then coming back to win the day
(one of my favorite was Indigo Montoya's last fight with his arch-nemesis in
"The Princess Bride").  They actually get wounded, but they are much less
affected by the wound than someone with less combat experience would
be.  So, basically, I see DP as the veteran not necessarily dodging and
'juking', but rather ducking enough to lessen the overall effect the blow (i.e.,
rolling with the blow as opposed to standing there and letting the sword
cleave you in two).  The green recruit would just stand there and perhaps
even resist the blow (adding to the overall effect of the cut; bad news).

Anyway, that is how I see DP.  For what it's worth...

Lyle

-----Original Message-----
From:	Steve Ames [SMTP:steve@ns1.cioe.com]

> The interpretation of DP given by Wright also allows in the improvement 
> of DP.  Someone can learn to block, dodge, parry, roll resonably through 
> practice and training.  I am not certain that if I keep poking myself 
> with a sharp knife that I'll be able to take it continously better the 
> next time and my DP just wouldn't be happy about that.

So why does it take you a month to get back in shape to dodge and
parry after losing 60DP? You might be able to make an argument for
strains, etc... but its questionable. Its certainly not just tired.

						-Steve