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Old 02-12-2007, 10:48 AM
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Re: [RPG]: Big Eyes Small Mouth (BESM) Third Edition, reviewed by C.W.Richeson (5/4)

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Originally Posted by Marius B View Post
I've just been skimming through my copy and have noticed that, unless you have either the |i]Brutal[/i] combat technique and/or a weapon attribute at level 1+, neither superstrength or massive damage will affect the damage you do in any way at all.
My first house rule is to have superstrength add 1 to the base weapon damage rather than increase the damage multiplier.

Massive damage really makes sense in combination with items. If you have a weapon attribute, you can generally get more damage for fewer points by buying another level of weapon (unless the GM is capping the levels). But if you are using an "off the shelf" item (sword, gun, etc.) then you can't do more damage unless you take massive damage. If you are playing Naruto for Final Fantasy, I don't see a need for massive damage, but if you are doing Cowboy Bebop or Gunsmith Cats or Patlabor, it works.
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