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<blockquote data-quote="McBard" data-source="post: 3638435" data-attributes="member: 14934">The token system and stunt system slow combat down, but they're both interesting mechanics, so you and your players may not mind.Regarding stunts, I ended up not liking the fact that in order for the character to perform something potentially &quot;cinematic&quot; it took the player a longer time to manifest the action in terms of game mechanic (so, what was &quot;cinematic&quot; for the character, ended up being fairly tedious for the player--an irony of sorts). Basically, with much of the stunt system, players will be spending time making a certain d20 roll merely in order to see whether they get a bonus...to yet another d20 attack roll.My point: I prefer the challenge system, where penalties are applied automatically, and the benefit is certain. Just speeds things up a bit.There is a revised PDF of the core IH rulebook that is out, and I'd recommend getting it. Also, GM's supplement (forgot what it's called) is GREAT (NPC classes, action zones, etc.).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="McBard, post: 3638435, member: 14934"] The token system and stunt system slow combat down, but they're both interesting mechanics, so you and your players may not mind. Regarding stunts, I ended up not liking the fact that in order for the character to perform something potentially "cinematic" it took the player a longer time to manifest the action in terms of game mechanic (so, what was "cinematic" for the character, ended up being fairly tedious for the player--an irony of sorts). Basically, with much of the stunt system, players will be spending time making a certain d20 roll merely in order to see whether they get a bonus...to yet another d20 attack roll. My point: I prefer the challenge system, where penalties are applied automatically, and the benefit is certain. Just speeds things up a bit. There is a revised PDF of the core IH rulebook that is out, and I'd recommend getting it. Also, GM's supplement (forgot what it's called) is GREAT (NPC classes, action zones, etc.). [/QUOTE]

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