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Paladin852

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Usilr tech level scale different from equipment?
« on: 04 May 2018, 09:18:10 »
The Usilr scale in Atow rates planets' technological sophistication A-F, with A being highest tech.
The Technology rating of items is A-F, with A being the lowest tech.

The Equipped trait check in Atow companion says you get +2 to the check for each letter code the planet's technological sophistication exceeds the item's.
If I'm on a sophistication B planet trying to acquire a tech C item, what's the modifier?

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Re: Usilr tech level scale different from equipment?
« Reply #1 on: 08 May 2018, 11:58:36 »
I haven't played AToW, but I suspect that would be a +2 modifier to your roll.

USILR - Item
   A - F
   B - D
   C - C
   D - B
   F - A
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Re: Usilr tech level scale different from equipment?
« Reply #2 on: 08 May 2018, 13:33:36 »
That's my intuition, but it also doesn't address E-tech items (I suppose you would make up a fictional E rating for planetary sophistication, but that changes most of the chart) and I was kind of hoping there was an errata or something somewhere I hadn't been able to find.

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Re: Usilr tech level scale different from equipment?
« Reply #3 on: 08 May 2018, 20:12:18 »
I forgot about E. I guess that would make it a +4 modifier, then.

USILR - Item
   A - F
   B - E
   C - D
   D - C
 n/a? - B
   F - A

I don't follow AToW errata, so I'll have to let someone else field that.
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