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<blockquote data-quote="weem" data-source="post: 5203239" data-attributes="member: 9470"><p>I know my posts come off as defensive - and I don't mean to be, I just want to make sure the idea is not dismissed (by anyone) as not different enough or of only good use as a problem solving tool - it is cool in many different ways, for different reasons.</p><p></p><p>This method of initiative management has been a game changer for my various groups and many others.</p><p></p><p>One quick story - my brother lives 3 hours away from me, but runs a game for 7 people, all of whom we have known and gamed with for a loong time. Very cohesive, well experienced group. One night on the phone I was explaining to my brother how well this method had been working for us, and he said he might just have to give it a try... but he said the guys did really well anyway, and that he wasn't sure they would be down to try it.</p><p></p><p>The next time I went up there (about 2 months later), I ran into some of these guys before I saw my brother and right away, after the hello's they were diving into how awesome "your initiative system is". They were really into it. Of course, I corrected them and said it wasn't mine (though I seem to be it's biggest advocate over this last year).</p><p></p><p>Anyway, it won't be for everyone i would guess, but I have not seen anyone use it and later switch back once they have tried it for a few encounters.</p><p></p><p>If people try and it don't like it? Well, at least they tried it, and that's awesome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weem, post: 5203239, member: 9470"] I know my posts come off as defensive - and I don't mean to be, I just want to make sure the idea is not dismissed (by anyone) as not different enough or of only good use as a problem solving tool - it is cool in many different ways, for different reasons. This method of initiative management has been a game changer for my various groups and many others. One quick story - my brother lives 3 hours away from me, but runs a game for 7 people, all of whom we have known and gamed with for a loong time. Very cohesive, well experienced group. One night on the phone I was explaining to my brother how well this method had been working for us, and he said he might just have to give it a try... but he said the guys did really well anyway, and that he wasn't sure they would be down to try it. The next time I went up there (about 2 months later), I ran into some of these guys before I saw my brother and right away, after the hello's they were diving into how awesome "your initiative system is". They were really into it. Of course, I corrected them and said it wasn't mine (though I seem to be it's biggest advocate over this last year). Anyway, it won't be for everyone i would guess, but I have not seen anyone use it and later switch back once they have tried it for a few encounters. If people try and it don't like it? Well, at least they tried it, and that's awesome! [/QUOTE]
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