<div>I like option 2 best. It should be easy to calculate and it still incorporates a penalty for the player instead of allowing the player to wiggle out of the effects of the wound. But then again if the GM _wants_ the player to be able to wiggle out of the effects because it will improve gameplay, option 1 does sound the like best of both worlds.
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/16/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mechashef</b> <<a href="mailto:mechashef@emailme.net.au">mechashef@emailme.net.au</a>> wrote:</span>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1) The character has lost one leg, so if he changes to a shape with (say) 6 legs he would lose 1 leg.</span></font>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2) The character has lost ¼ of his limbs so if he changed to a shape with 8 limbs he would lose ¼ of them – 2 limbs (legs).
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3) In a human, a leg is with 20% of their Enc. Thus they have lost 20% of their mass. Remove enough limbs to make 20% of their mass in the new shape.
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Option 1 is the simplest and probably the nicest to the player.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2 or 3 may be more "realistic"</span></font></p></div>
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