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My own observation is that sort thing feels much more visible in play than you'd think, even if the final result doesn't change overly... -
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Anyway, the topic. When designing rules for a game and wanting to keep them simple, one needs to identify when making something more... -
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I think it is rather obvious that the frequency of character death is pretty significant contributor to how annoying a player having to...
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Fair enough. I assumed death was not acceptable because there was no way to plausibly bring in a new PC, based on your comments from before.
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rmcoen replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).lol, yep, that was me. It would have been very unfortunate, but I wouldn't have prevented character death. They knew when they entered...
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What's the topic again? Realistic combat that's simple: There is none. But whoever makes such a game will be very wealthy very quickly.
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rmcoen replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).I agree, I actually give out some extra metacurrency (the Fate Points I mentioned in my last reply), just so I don't have to be (as)...
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rmcoen replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).I feel like I'm feeding a troll here, but I'll bite... Several sessions ago, the party was in a series of interdimensional ruins, some...
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Even if there's one pregenerated, there's often no way to introduce them into the game for a while, and I have to point out the majority...
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Yeah, the idea that with an even quasi-realistic combat system that you aren't going to see a lot of character deaths, some even among...
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rmcoen replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).I have to agree a bit with you on the "sheaf of dead characters" [also, remember "sheaf arrows"???]. I have a folder in a box somewhere...
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With all due respect, that's not how Metacurrencies work. They're a resource that's spent to "help the character"...
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To make it clear, I consider parts of D&D hit points a metacurrancy just baked in and rolled together with actual injury recording in a...
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The problem is, these two characters are not similar. McCain is, indeed capable, but he's also capable of missing, doesn't show his...
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On "Die Hard" as D&D scenario: John McClane is above gritty tier and in the low end action movie hero tier. He's about 6th level...