Here is the rest of my earlier post, plus some. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One thing about the Solo Battle ability that has bothered me is that it does not help very much. My character's sword skill is higher than his Solo Battle, so it does him no good to fight alone. So, I changed the formula to make Solo Battle a real help when a LightRaider is left alone in a fight. You can see that by adding HOpe and dividing by a smaller number, a significantly larger Solo Battle score is made. This change could be misused by players though, so the AM must judge each time it is used. Did the player contrive the opportunity to use Solo Battle, or was it happenstance? If misused, the player should be penalized accordingly. If in an unavoidable situation, Solo Battle can help save the day. But the LightRaider should be reminded that Battle Prayer is also an option. Perhaps the AM should require a prayer from the LightRaider before he allowing the use of Solo Battle. Old Solo Battle =(PE+EN+2CO)/4 New Solo Battle =(PE+EN+2CO+HO)/3 To keep the weapons skills the nearly same, replace SB with HOpe, COurage or ENdurance, whichever the equation lacks. The current official weapons affected are: Dagger = (CO+SC+HO+AG)/4 Hand Axe = (HO+CO+EN)/3 Hand-To-Hand = (SC+CO+EN+HO+ST+AG)/6 Lance = (CO+EN+SE+HO)/4 Quarterstaff = (HO+CO+EN+AG)/4 Spear = (CO+EN+SE+HO)/4 Sword = (CO+EN+HO+AG)/4 --------------------------- Dave said that Solo Battle is to reflect the effects of fighting alone. True. What we have to do is define what those effects are. Is it the feeling of loneliness and desperation, hopelessness that causes a LightRaider to give up and fight half-heartedly? Or is it a desperation that causes a LightRaider to try all the harder to fight the good fight? Eric's suggestion of keeping track of two stats is a bit cumbersome, maybe confusing to some. We want to keep the system as simple as possible, to allow the AM to concentrate on discipleling the group. As always, an AM is free to add whatever he wants to his game to suit his group. I do not like the idea of penalizing the last LR standing, trying to protect his fallen comrades from whatever. Granted, a Celestial Guardian could show up, or a bear or lion.... Also, as I said, Battle Prayer is always an option. Either way, SB should be removed from the weapon skill formulas. If SB stays the same, or is lowered, it is penalizing the skill. If SB is changed as I suggest, the skills would grow unreasonably. Let's have some more comments on this. Joe