Easy TekLevel
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Easy TekLevel
I propose the following optional rule, which is a simplified-yet-expanded version of the TekLevel mechanic from the 2001 edition:
If an object is unfamiliar to a minifig using it, rolls of both 2 and 1 count as critical failures.
The word "unfamiliar" applies to all senses of the word, not just time period mismatches.
Examples for using the penalty:
- Caveman using newly-invented fire
- Knight riding a new horse
- Kids caught in a Dinosaur-filled amusement park trying to use a tranquilizer gun
- Dogs driving
- Classical-era heroes using a sword to slash instead of stab like in every freaking hollywood movie
- Kwai Chang Caine using a six shooter
If an object is unfamiliar to a minifig using it, rolls of both 2 and 1 count as critical failures.
The word "unfamiliar" applies to all senses of the word, not just time period mismatches.
Examples for using the penalty:
- Caveman using newly-invented fire
- Knight riding a new horse
- Kids caught in a Dinosaur-filled amusement park trying to use a tranquilizer gun
- Dogs driving
- Classical-era heroes using a sword to slash instead of stab like in every freaking hollywood movie
- Kwai Chang Caine using a six shooter
- IVhorseman
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interesting, but what about using something all-too familiar/easy? such as a spacetrooper using a bow and arrow, or a linux user using a pc? and don't say no critical failures - we all know that's boring and not fun.
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can't argue with that logic. sure, a caveman could never ever EVER figure out how to run a quantum computer, but wouldn't it be hillarious watching him try?
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Mike, I think I have a solution. If the means for operation a device is already there (as in pressing a button or pulling a trigger), any minifig can attempt it with a penalty. If the device needs user input (super computer, things that have keyboards) then a minifig can only attempt it if he has the proper training. Hopefully it isn't too hard to determine which it is.
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I'm smarter than you, but I wouldn't know how to operate a ginger powder catstamp that you invented. Intelligence doesn't determine everything. Einstein didn't figure out the problem and answer to global warming, but we can't call him stupid.
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1. He just didn't roll high enough. The dice were against him.
2. You shouldn't judge against somebody for not succeeding at something they weren't trying to do in the first place.
3. Actually, he did discover the solution - thanks to the atomic bomb, we always have an option if we need to decrease problems resulting from human overpopulation.
2. You shouldn't judge against somebody for not succeeding at something they weren't trying to do in the first place.
3. Actually, he did discover the solution - thanks to the atomic bomb, we always have an option if we need to decrease problems resulting from human overpopulation.