What happens when a characteristic reaches zero?

Pitch Dark · Post by **Pitch Dark** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 6:03 pm

As in an Ogre loosing AG on injury table. Does he die, is it a reroll, or is he just lucky and walks away with no penalty at all?

los_locos · Post by **los_locos** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 6:17 pm

It cant reach zero 1 is the lowest!!!!! at least that's what we use

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Pitch Dark · Post by **Pitch Dark** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 6:28 pm

But you didnt answere my question.

So what happens?

narkotic · Post by **narkotic** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 6:47 pm

He is lucky and does not suffer anything else. So, no reroll of the injury.

Pitch Dark · Post by **Pitch Dark** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:09 pm

Is that the semi-official approach?

JasonC · Post by **JasonC** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:26 pm

I think that is a topic up for this years review. The LRB says that a stat can not be reduced by more 2 points. It says nothing about what happens when it goes to zero.

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 9:55 pm

I know I've seen it written somewhere. Nothing else happens to the guy.

Pitch Dark · Post by **Pitch Dark** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:15 pm

Feels kinda wrong, dosent it? You break your neck but you hardly notice.. i mean, he might be really stupid, but he should notice..

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 2:56 am

It's the official rule, and has been that way since 1995.

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 3:33 am

I can't find anywhere it's written, though. Do you know where it is?

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 4:58 am

I think (not sure) that it was in the old FAQ from WD182.

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 1:19 pm

This question is on the BRRC Hot List for the upcoming rules review. For right now, I'd go with Chet's interpretation that a stat can't go below 1.

http://www.midgardbb.com/BBRC_HotList2003.html

"Nowehere on page 39 or 41 does it say that a stat cannot be reduced below 1. Several leagues have ruled that this is because a stat can go zero and that kills the player. Since last year, Chet said that a stat cannot go below 1, if this is true; then add this to page 39 and/or 41."

Pitch Dark · Post by **Pitch Dark** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 2:28 pm

Ah, thanks for clearing that up. We better resolve this question with hoursrules then.

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 4:39 pm

Then this must be yet another case of a rule that got lost in the new edition. I'm positive that in 3rd ed, a stat couldn't be reduced to zero and the reduction was simply ignored.

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 5:42 pm

Zombie wrote:Then this must be yet another case of a rule that got lost in the new edition. I'm positive that in 3rd ed, a stat couldn't be reduced to zero and the reduction was simply ignored.

Its not in the 3rd edition rulebook Zombie unless I've missed it ... just one of those things that everyone has "always known" ... but when we look its not actually there.

Galak