Fudge RPG - GMing a 'riddle contest'?

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From: JorgeArredondo

Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 11:41:54 GMT

Subject: GMing a 'riddle contest'?


>Mark Cunningham wrote:
>Anyone got any suggestions? Is there a possible nice Fudge way to do this?

Roll oppossed appropriate skills or stats and compare the relative degrees 
of success, using it as a criteria to allow more or less riddles or answer 
attempts. Might work with people with similar levels of Smarts :)

I.e.: Bob the Dumb has a Mediocre Reasoning and rolls a grand total of 0, 
whilest Rob the Smart has a Good Reasoning and rolls a Great total. That +2 
relative success might allow Rob two (or one, or three...) extra replies, or 
two extra riddles Bob has to solve, etc.

Or don't roll at all and compare appropriate stats in the same way, allowing 
witty modifiers (Bob has never seen water enough to clean his feet, so I'll 
use the famous "always cold, wears a maille" riddle).

Hope that gives you ideas!

J.
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