From: MULLEN@scorpion.ag.uiuc.edu (Evil Twin)
Subject: TITAN: questions about Bo-Yin Variant
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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 14:39:53 GMT

Hi there.  I have some questions concerning the Bo-Yin variant of Titan posted
March of 1991 and September of 1992 (so it took me a while to look at these
things).  I would have sent mail, but Bo-Yin Yang hasn't logged into his
account since the middle of August.  So here they are.

o Gog special properties.  "Can *DISENGAGE* from BOG, DRIFT."  Does this mean
that during a battle a Gog can disengage from an opponent(s) when the Gog is in
bog/drift, they both are in bog/drift, or when the opponent(s) are in
bog/drift.

o Scorpio special properties.  "150% damage when striking from/to SAND."  Since
nothing is said about rangestriking I'll rule that out.  But does this bonus
come into play *ANYTIME* the Scorpio or opponent is in the sand, or only when
both the Scorpio and opponent are in the sand.  Then also, what about
carryover?

o Phoenix special properties.  "VOLCANO native. adj.op. 1 hit @h.turn"  I get
the volcano native.  Does the next part mean that all adjacent opponents take a
hit per strike phase, or per Phoenix strike phase (not including strikeback).

o Phantom Knight recruiting.  Can two of a kind (behemoth for instance) muster
a PKn in the stated land (jungle in this case).  Or is it a listed creature in
the proper terrain (behemoth in jungle) with any one of the others (unicorn,
Demon, griffon, wyvern, Phantom Knight).

o Dominion and Virtue summoning.  May be summoned into the mentioned stack once
per 3+ hour game?  Is there a reason why.

o Illusionist calling in illusions.  Do they move or call an illusion.  Or can
they move AND call an illusion.  And are you saying that the point value for a
won battle for an illusion is 10pt (20pt for I-Lord summonings).

o Assassin.  "Scores 150% damage rounding UP on Lords, Demilords."  Does this
include rangestriking.

o In amongst the new demilords is a line:
"Power Enhancer(9*3) Each h.turn makes 1 adj. piece do 150% damage."
What does "h.turn" mean.  How does one muster this creature.  I think a line is
missing here.

o Mirror assuming identity.  Does the mirror assume the identity of any
creature, only this involved in the battle, or only one of those on "his" side.

And as far as these new creatures with a skill of 5.  A friend of mine is
vehemently opposed to such a skill factor.  His reasoning is that this
unbalances the game as far as skill-2 and skill-3 creatures are concerned. 
Thus a behemoth and a troll are equal in regards to hits against a skill-5
creature.  And for instance why go for a Hydra, which only rolls 10-dice (for
6's) against a skill-5, when a serpent is just a bit more difficult to recruit
(in my opinion) but gets 18-dice (for 6's).

And in closing.  What does a Gog look like, anyways?

Tony -
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