... the old ... of ... First error on a quick scan:- Heroin is only twice as potent as morphine (it's two morphine molecules joined together). Hence its other...
30929
Frank Sronce
ubasti-dread
Oct 1, 2002 6:21 pm
Thanks for the help, folks! Okay, so I have kind of a revised system. The disease or toxin gets: a potency rating (how difficult the resistance check is) a...
30930
Robert O'Connor
robj3.geo
Oct 1, 2002 10:48 pm
Two basic considerations have been mentioned already, but I'll elaborate:- i. Maximum height jumped is size independent. The contractile force of muscle is...
30931
Robert O'Connor
robj3.geo
Oct 1, 2002 10:56 pm
A useful reference for this is US Army Field Manual 21-18. Note that the average carried load is 42 lbs (~20kg). Certain soldiers (e.g. mortar and heavy MG...
30932
robj3.geo
Oct 1, 2002 11:06 pm
... breaks ... Yes. Most poisons lack specific antidotes, so supportive treatment consists of limiting absorption and waiting for the body to eliminate it. ......
30933
robj3.geo
Oct 1, 2002 11:16 pm
As previously threatened<g>, I've uploaded a small text file to the file area. med4.txt - a draft system for drugs, poisons and infectious diseases for...
30934
Frank Sronce
ubasti-dread
Oct 1, 2002 11:18 pm
... It's a heavily modified form of the Ironclaw system. Basically, everything is rated in sets of dice (usually a single die from d4 to d12). When you test...
30935
Chris Tutty
christutty
Oct 2, 2002 12:10 am
From: "robj3.geo" <robocon@...> ... Or, in the case of some farm chemical poisonings, replacing your blood once a month until it's been flushed. I...
30936
Chris Tutty
christutty
Oct 2, 2002 12:26 am
From: "robj3.geo" <robocon@...> ... Many thanks. Text updated. Chris Tutty...
30937
Robert O'Connor
robj3.geo
Oct 2, 2002 11:42 am
Chris Tutty wrote:- ... 'Blood replacement'? This suggests transfusion. More likely options:- Dialysis - removing low molecular weight substances from the...
30938
Robert O'Connor
robj3.geo
Oct 2, 2002 12:40 pm
Chris, herewith some further comments on your poison notes. i. Narcotics and Withdrawal - Time of onset and duration for narcotic withdrawal is usually 4 ...
30939
Frank Sronce
ubasti-dread
Oct 2, 2002 7:36 pm
So, expanding on my poison & disease rules, I need to codify the effects of radiation exposure. I'm leaning towards something like: Radiation Poisoning:...
30940
Bradd W. Szonye
bszonye
Oct 2, 2002 7:46 pm
... I'm not sure about symptoms or how long it takes them to show up. Regarding the rest: It's my understanding that radiation poisoning, like heavy metal...
30941
Joseph Teller (www.fa...
fantasyrealms@...
Oct 3, 2002 2:29 pm
Ok, I'm meandering in my thoughts in design again and looking for opinions (I'm a glutton for punishment). What do you think of a system that doesn't use a...
30942
Marc Lombart
marc_lombart
Oct 3, 2002 4:57 pm
... Well, first of all, not all weapons will draw blood the same, you might want to addthat staistic to the weapon ratings. Second, you might want to factor in...
30943
Leszek 'Leslie...
drone23lk
Oct 3, 2002 6:34 pm
On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 10:29:32AM -0400, Joseph Teller (www.fantasylibrary.com) distributed foul capitalist propaganda: [...] ... And what afterwards? Blood...
30944
Robert O'Connor
robj3.geo
Oct 3, 2002 10:18 pm
I've posted two sets of radiation exposure rules to the file area. (d20raddrft.txt) One is a corrected version of the GURPS Compendium 2 rules, the other an...
30945
Robert O'Connor
robj3.geo
Oct 3, 2002 10:32 pm
* Rabies Death occurs from virally induced inflammation of the brain (encephalitis). The virus enters the central nervous system by traveling up the peripheral...
30946
Frank Sronce
ubasti-dread
Oct 3, 2002 11:06 pm
... Thanks for all the info! Any idea if there's much variation in rabies effects on different kinds of mammals, as opposed to humans? ie- are some species...
30947
Paul Heinz
zunzster
Oct 3, 2002 11:27 pm
This online article talks about the various physiological issues in damage. http://fantasy.geographic.net/articles/damage1.asp In particular, it talks about...
30948
Robert O'Connor
robj3.geo
Oct 4, 2002 1:13 pm
Paul Heinz wrote:- ... <snip URL> Overall, not too bad. Some comments:- ... This doesn't appear in the trauma literature. I've seen what the author describes,...
30949
Robert O'Connor
robj3.geo
Oct 4, 2002 1:27 pm
Frank Sronce wrote:- ... uniformly ... The only hosts are mammals. The incubation period in some species hasn't been defined. The disease appears uniformly...
30950
Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Oct 6, 2002 9:43 pm
I'm revamping the FFRE Powers system (Quasi-Psionics, Divine Powers and similar) and it dawned upon me that I needed to have some Elemental Control Powers as...
30951
Klaus Æ. Mogensen
klaudius2
Oct 6, 2002 11:01 pm
... I have seen Pyrokinesis used for fire control. "Kinesis" means "to move", so I'm not sure it is appropriate for control powers that don't especially...
30952
Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Oct 7, 2002 1:57 pm
... No, you're right, "kinesis" is questionable in many of the cases, but on the other hand, it is traditional usage. I've seen terms like pyrokinesis,...
30953
Peter Knutsen
peter_knutsen
Oct 7, 2002 2:10 pm
I decided to dump the old Biofeedback advantage ladder, and turn it into a Power instead. Then I realized that there was at least three different aspects of...
30954
Clay Dreslough
dreslough
Oct 7, 2002 2:17 pm
... Does Excitation include the "Danger Sense" you mentioned above? Seems to me that it should, in that you excite your sensory perception (as in a car ...
30955
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
Oct 7, 2002 2:30 pm
... Ars Magica uses Latin words for magic manipulation of elements etc. It uses verbs and nouns, where nouns include the four standard elements. These are...
30956
Torben AEgidius Mogen...
torbenm1
Oct 7, 2002 2:41 pm
... Concentration, i.e, allowing the person to concentrate exclusively on a particular subject or sensation. Or, in the reverse, to ignore a particular...
30957
Keith Davies
jdk_kjdavies
Oct 7, 2002 2:55 pm
... FWIW, I've read about cases (i.e. anecdotal evidence, take it for what you will) where that doesn't help much beyond being able to enjoy every last bit of...
