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<LI><em>From</em>: Paul Schwanz - Enterprise Services <<A HREF="mailto:Paul.Schwanz#east,sun.com">Paul.Schwanz#east,sun.com</A>></LI>
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Travis said:
> The paper Star Wars RPG has things set up so that someone with a low
> lightsaber skill trying to use one is a menace to him/herself.
> Shadowrun does something similar with monomolecular filament whips.
>
> In the general case, though, it's not very realistic. That's only a
> concern if you're worried about realism, though. :-)
Hmmm....I realize that realism is a highly subjective concept, but I would think
that it would be quite realistic for an unskilled weilder to lose an appendage
while whipping around a lightsaber. :-) It certainly seems more believable than
that same unskilled weilder deflecting blaster bolts back at an attacker...but
maybe they are just strong in the force. :-)
--Phinehas
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00533" HREF="msg00533.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] defeating twinking through game mechanics</A></strong>,
Erik Jarvi <a href="mailto:ejarvi#megsinet,net">ejarvi#megsinet,net</a>, Sun 23 Apr 2000, 21:45 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00470" HREF="msg00470.html">[MUD-Dev] Fun and Learning in games</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00452" HREF="msg00452.html">[MUD-Dev] Game Law Example (fwd)</A></strong>,
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