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Systems & Settings => HARP => Topic started by: harper1973 on April 23, 2021, 07:22:44 AM
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Hi everybody, I own and I am reading the italian version of the 1st edition Harp Core Rulebook. I'm a little puzzled by the italian wording of the Exorcism Talent. It says that the character who's trying to heal a target from a magical disease has to roll a Resistance Roll against Will: if he scores 101 or more he succedes. Some sentence after, it says that the would-be healer doesn't use her/his Resistance Roll: Will Bonus when he makes this roll. Is it so? Is it just a flat open ended roll, without any bonuses? Is there an error in the italian version? Am I missing something?
Many thanks!
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The English version has the talent Enchantment Cure in place of Exorcism. It operates the same way. I think this means you use the character's rank modifier for the will resistance roll but talents or other factors that would impart a bonus to the resistance skill are not used. I also looked at the current version of the rules and the wording for the talent is the same.
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I think it means a plain stat-only Will roll (i.e. SD+SD, with no rank or other bonuses from the Resistance: Will skill). i.e. roll open-ended, add your SD stat bonus twice, 101+ = Success.
Seems a bit weird and unfair, and makes the Talent grossly over-priced at 25 DP for such a small chance of success, but that's what the rules-as-written seem to say.
Personally, I'd make it use the Will RR skill, not just SD+SD. If a character pays DP for a skill and for a talent, they should get the benefit of the price they paid. Not doing so seems contrary to the basic premise of how HARP works - you get better at something (including focusing your will) by spending DP on it.
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I think it means a plain stat-only Will roll (i.e. SD+SD, with no rank or other bonuses from the Resistance: Will skill). i.e. roll open-ended, add your SD stat bonus twice, 101+ = Success.
After re-reading the entry, I agree with this interpretation. I based my initial interpretation on the skill based norm of HARP. I also agree the talents cost is bit hefty for the benefit it provides. I will continue to use my faulty interpretation as the 'House Rule' on Enchantment Cure.
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Many thanks again to both of you!