Rikki Tikki Traveller
Cosmic Mongoose
Nathan Brazil said:Are speaking of using something over and above the standard on p.65 of the Core book?Each weapon lists the damage it infl icts as a number of d6. Add the Effect of the attack roll to this damage.
I would keep it simple, like on a rolls of 6's on the task roll allows to roll another die and add to the roll. If if a 6 is rolled again, keep rolling. Allow only the PCs and Major NPCs to be able to do this. The mooks get squat. This allows players to be more cinematic without change every other rule in the book. Can also be applied to non-combat rolls to distinguish your Skill 4 (best in the world) Scientist/WhatHaveYou from other people running around with the same skill level.
Without the rules modification standard humans can achieve +12 Effect or more, though not often:
Stat 15 (+3DM) (Maximum Human)
Skill 4 (+4DM) (Best in the World)
Equipment (+1DM) (or better depending on type)
Extra Time (+1DM or more) (if applicable)
Roll of 12
12 (roll) - 8 (Standard Task Diffculty) +8 (DMs) = Effect 12 Damage from a dagger becomes 1d6+2 + 12.
Using the Animal creation rules is a falacy. Humans are mediocre at best compared to similar-sized creatures on Earth. Our senses are dull, our weapons are pitiful and we are not as fast as equivalently massed creatures.