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<blockquote data-quote="HeapThaumaturgist" data-source="post: 2744170" data-attributes="member: 12332">My experiences:My only fantasy game with GT rules involved Airships, so my players specifically went with lighter armor because nobody much wanted to fail a Jump check and plummet to their death.&nbsp; Not that we ever had a situation like that, but the logical conclusion was there.&nbsp; We used the Damage Conversion mechanic (Fewer Dead Heroes) and most PCs took a +2 or +3 armor for a bump to Defense and a little Conversion (since there was no healing magic to be had).I used this same rule in my d20Modern-typed games (I tend to mix d20M and GT) but, again, setting-flavor kept most people in stuff like Leather Jacket (+1) or a light vest (+3), mostly for the conversion.With the Fast hero ... you get situations where folks have really high ACs pretty quickly.&nbsp; I usually had trouble hitting the Fast hero in combat, especially ranged combat when he was ducking around behind cover.&nbsp; But I'm not sure if it was a PROBLEM.&nbsp; It was just something he was good at.I've contemplated just nixing the bonus to Defense from armor and going with Conversion ... but I'd allow Treat Injury/Heal to do equal amounts L and NL damage, as healing spells in D&amp;D do.&nbsp; This would generally double the effectiveness of the check.&nbsp; Maybe use Treat Injury to restore NL points 2x a day.&nbsp; For myself, I haven't run a GT game with Horror checks.&nbsp; Was contemplating it for my next Dark*Matter game ... If they're not consistently HORRIBLE, it might actually work better for me ... I sort of wanted a system that would say:&nbsp; &quot;Even trained agents find this a little whack&quot; but not the instant gibbering nut-house-stay of CoC.&nbsp; Have to try it.--fje</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HeapThaumaturgist, post: 2744170, member: 12332"] My experiences: My only fantasy game with GT rules involved Airships, so my players specifically went with lighter armor because nobody much wanted to fail a Jump check and plummet to their death. Not that we ever had a situation like that, but the logical conclusion was there. We used the Damage Conversion mechanic (Fewer Dead Heroes) and most PCs took a +2 or +3 armor for a bump to Defense and a little Conversion (since there was no healing magic to be had). I used this same rule in my d20Modern-typed games (I tend to mix d20M and GT) but, again, setting-flavor kept most people in stuff like Leather Jacket (+1) or a light vest (+3), mostly for the conversion. With the Fast hero ... you get situations where folks have really high ACs pretty quickly. I usually had trouble hitting the Fast hero in combat, especially ranged combat when he was ducking around behind cover. But I'm not sure if it was a PROBLEM. It was just something he was good at. I've contemplated just nixing the bonus to Defense from armor and going with Conversion ... but I'd allow Treat Injury/Heal to do equal amounts L and NL damage, as healing spells in D&D do. This would generally double the effectiveness of the check. Maybe use Treat Injury to restore NL points 2x a day. For myself, I haven't run a GT game with Horror checks. Was contemplating it for my next Dark*Matter game ... If they're not consistently HORRIBLE, it might actually work better for me ... I sort of wanted a system that would say: "Even trained agents find this a little whack" but not the instant gibbering nut-house-stay of CoC. Have to try it. --fje [/QUOTE]

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