a Y W Many thlw go Into maldllg Up thlr K/8 Area. wmesnttahead~anev~ofcmipky.WIn~wlllvary, but Related to It b the weupom, MUm, Au ouIuK/s Area (q.v.). couldmn~uefromhuoto10tlmesUIltwhichwas~m mP In Fortllatlon CY S/qpcmtalvea a 10% bonus to equlsltlon the avelagdt's up to the QM. of the former Area, as the pusona must alrcsdy know conalderable 0.ma. ~~K/sldudes both pm9ymentalgunesmd lnformatlon regarding the following: balll&e., margoneb, sarplm, those which wmblne ma and phyalcal cuntlldon. An clcment catapults, onagers, smws. catchus (ram. spow, etc.). plclca. towem of luck mQht oh be Involved w well. Readve the su- In the movable, mbows. m, and trebuchets. me lndlvldual Mil ala0 games m pw the OambUngK/s above. Tbc following types ofmes have knowledge of abbatls, bridges, c88teilatlon. countermlnlng are coycnd hueln: drawbridges. earthwork.¶, escatpments. gates, @e horn, kddvS, 1.StrstsglChTab*Oames (CheskBeclyrUnmohetc.) mantlets, mlnes, mats, outworks, portcuUlscs. rampa ma and 2. war Qamcs tortises. Quite franlcly. the ddls of caswlatlon muld fill a book of 5. Data theslzeof~work,aothenaderbdlrededtothe blbllographystthe 4. craquetterard Oames end of this book and to such aCCCS801y worka as are cumntiy 5. Pool (BLlilerda, snodcerl available in the Dmgerous Joloacy. game q&em elng the 6. Mor (lemes (Ma ctc.) subJect. Qcmolo(ly: Rnt. the nadwlsaiettedto the kith& In thlsmllleu Adding immeasurably to thb complexity la the fact that Helca the oSmdcgJ'K/s Area glves the poacaaor lnfomuaLon almost alwayspiayu a part in the construblon, defense. attack, and whlchfonnsofgemsandminerslapocsckarecepabledstalngw de.stnIdon of a fortifled place. A Heka user, wuaiiy a Mage, will be channel Hcka. employed in defenense of such a conatrublon, M the aslallanta mUYt me HP Mi know the hid anae where rypcr of atones arc too have practltloners of Heka. mw, mastera of Foft/fkatIon CY found, UIClr pt@cai and mlnualoglcai ldon and appearawe In Siege& dther work with such a Heka user, are powerful ones In the ~a, mlnlngllocetlon techniques. raw co&r. buylng practlock their own right, or perhaps both, in casea of extreme Importance. markets, adtlng @ng ClasSmcatIon, etc. Slmllarty, the W will It Is always necewaryto employ a permnawlth this K/SArea when know the history ofunlqucl, whoowndorownathem, and the constructing a stronshold. Besleglng a dtadei which b well Mn- value9 kday for all typeu of such work. the~kerscan~mehowovenvhelm It bysheernumberslndsarlade Areawlll Uow an Wto be aware d the tenuln In B panicular or starve It Into submlsslon. piece, the locatlon d unique and/or famoua anae ol tenaln, how to Qmbhgr Thls Area of K/S enablea the Hf' to understand the map an above or belowgnund area sudliy, and how to exu theoryand practlce of gambllngln a brosdspectnun offorma. 'h raWyJudgedlstsnces.~elattertwousesforthlsK/9wU1seealold following Sub-Areas match the games the HP will be able to play rolla,andthe~Mshould~wayamalceas~checkagaln&anHPs competently: S'lbwwheneverthe pe~sonalomaldngamapuponwhichmeone 1. Cards will rely for mvI@on. Surveyor's ln&nuncnta will reduce chance of 2. Dlce fallure (Le., make the DR betm). A falled roll wlll allow the an to lead 3. wle am- theperbrastray.thoughltlsnrammendedUlatmostlnscuuaclea be 4. Sportlng Events minor unlw a Spacial Wlure was rolldl 5. DqMorse Radng Ch~~WK/SImpa!taaknowI~regwdIngthe 6. Anlrnal Pighthg innerworkings oflpluland the nature of manyrypcrof(non-prrdoua) me DR for victory wlll have a lot to (10 win now mucn one wishes roclvl and mlnerala, or wkfc valuable/pmdoua ones m4ht ooc1v. towln, howmanyothersarecompetlngand howgoodtheyare. When lbla Ne% could Beused foreveryullng from predlblngthetlmeofan competing dlrectly @nst one other player, such as a@& the earthqu~orvolunlcwuptlon(ato~tes~b~havethepm~ house in blacMack, have a K/S vs. K/S mpctlriobulough glve the equlpmentl) to ma@?lng Iron ore and knowlng where to mine It. houseanautomatlconelevelofadvantageforltsDRandpenallzethe Hi.taylTbc HP will be famlliarwith Important pcut events, and, gamblersoneDRorsopertwoplayersinthecerdgame.Whenpl~~ with a successful rolL may be able to nccrll what happened on a somethlng like poker, however, where several lndivlduals are In certaln don, why It have happened, who waa involved, etc. direct competition have each "wag& a DR and the one who can lhls K/S Area could come In vwyhandy for roctlng up Infonnatlon. succeed @nst the hlghfst one wins. Por example, Dlrk CWgher Is In a medleWt$pe setti% such as ulat of tBth, hldorlcal kmwl. playing cards wlth four other HPs. Two wager that they can roll edge will be mmewhat Umlted to regional BR&(, rather than the successfuilyagalnstaDRof "H81ti;one blds"Dlfflcult,'andtheother overuil world. It lapoadble, however, thatasageorotherschoiarmay Very Dlfflcuit.' Dirk bids 'Dlfflcult. himself, and thegame la on. me have a broad vlm ofthe hlstorles of many dvlilzed regions. flrst twosucceed lnthelrrolls. Dlrkmake9hI.9, butthe fourth falls. Dlrlc Hypnotbmmlsaklllallowstheuserto put a human (or intelligent andthethirdone. who both~~ededwlth"Dlffl~t.roUa,~m~ hummld) subject Into a hypnotic trance and mdpuiate the way InaWSva. K/Smatch. Dlrkwinsandcolledsthepotl Dzalinghanda ulatperaon'smlndhunblons. Whlletherearemanyusesforthir~'S can be easier, but then there's Jass...) ail lnvoive caualng the subject to go Into a 'trance,' or sori of sleep One roil should wver one "hand' at cards, one horse mce, me AnumberofCTsequaltothesubjeb'sMRCapA~B~lsrequircd sportingevent, etc. Alternatively, aroilcould beexpandedtoaeewho to sttaln ulls atate If the subJect b willing. For reiuchnt subJeas stNCted and ably defended Is IlkeWlSe frUltlu*s In mod W UnlCSS Wpllym IAIldm A SUd roll @nSt Ulb n/s I QDW Mythus C
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