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Old 07-23-2007, 11:24 AM
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Re: [RPG]: AGON, reviewed by C.W.Richeson (5/5)

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Originally Posted by Destriarch View Post
You mention contests and battles, but what if your character wants to accomplish something that is neither? Are there any rules for this, or is the game literally just one contest after another, in terms of rules at least?

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Everything is a contest or a battle. Inanimate objects are stated up and rolled. One example in the book is a river, which rolls against the players. Those who beat the river cross without a problem, those who fail may have been battered by the current, swept downstream, etc.

If I want to translate a book, that's a contest. It's me vs. the book, we'll roll to see who wins. Losing doesn't even have to reflect failing to get past the obstacle all together, so perhaps I translate it but I mentally exhaust myself doing so.
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