>Helpfiles give broad information- enough so
>you know how to use the skill, without holding your hand.

Allow me to boil down what small nugget of Hastur's post I might actually agree with on some planet. It might make for more interesting discussion than whether the luck stat exists. Might.

Nobody wants complete de-mystification. Well, maybe Hastur does, but he's not representative. I've been accused of being crunchy and I certainly don't want it. What I think might enhance the game's enjoyability for some people, though, is if the helpfiles provided a tad more general information about what influences various skills.

Maybe something on par with the new legacy helpfiles. If a skill is particularly effective {or ineffective} based on a certain vector {strength, size, weapon weight, etc.} then it would be nice to know that info after reading the helpfile. Not an exact chart of how each stat point influences success rate...just enough non-specific info that I can use the skill where it makes sense and not where it doesn't.

Ex. "While there are situations in which any warrior may find it beneficial to chop, those of exceptional strength will find themselves able to perform the maneuver to much greater effect."

Just a thought.