Mark Plemmons
Explorer
True. If you're wielding a shield, it's expected that you're using it to block attacks. Adding a big round target to yourself also means there's 'more of you to hit.'
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True. If you're wielding a shield, it's expected that you're using it to block attacks. Adding a big round target to yourself also means there's 'more of you to hit.'
Mark Plemmons
Explorer
Would that be 4 attacks (one per goblin) or 1 attack? The former puts me in mind of Inigo Montoya polishing off the 4 mooks before taking on the 6 fingered man.
One attack against a single goblin. You can't attack four goblins a second.
Mark Plemmons
Explorer
FYI, I've added a new Index PDF to the list of downloads on the HackMaster Basic page, for those who want it.
Ghost_of_Vortigern
First Post
IIRC, David Kenzer said an unofficial rule is that you can skip quirks and flaws during character creation for a penalty of 10BP.
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Particle_Man
Explorer
One attack against a single goblin. You can't attack four goblins a second.
Well in that case, it would indeed be bad to be charged by 4 goblins at once. At best you would kill one with a blow and then still have three on one odds against you.
w_earle_wheeler
First Post
So, for those of you who have it (my LGS hasn't gotten theirs yet from Diamon [?] I think), is Basic playable as a full game?
Also, is all of the interior art re-used stuff from previous HackMaster stuff? Normally that would bother me, but for a thick book that is sell MSRP for $20 it's not that big of a deal.
Are there coupons?
A sample adventure?
Tokens (similar to the ones used in the combat demos)?
But most importantly, is it fun?
Also, is all of the interior art re-used stuff from previous HackMaster stuff? Normally that would bother me, but for a thick book that is sell MSRP for $20 it's not that big of a deal.
Are there coupons?
A sample adventure?
Tokens (similar to the ones used in the combat demos)?
But most importantly, is it fun?
Nikosandros
Golden Procrastinator
Yes, it is playable.
I don't think so, but I'm not sure. The other books are in storage right now.
No.
Unfortunately, no... I would have preferred it in place of the dice appendix.
No.
Looks like, but I have yet to run it.
w_earle_wheeler
First Post
I guess I'm just excited to have something to be excited about. Since the debut of 4e, I haven't really made any non-4e RPG purchases other than OOP material.
Fu-Man Chu
First Post
Initiative Tracker
I created this Initiative tracker several years ago for use in my AD&D games where I used a continuous Intiative system: http://andrewlchang.com/RPG/Files/HM Initiative Tracker.pdf With HackMaster Basic going to a continuous initiative system, I thought it might be a useful tool for you all. Especially since I keep seeing that a recurring question is how people keep track of Init.
The way I used this was I laid a printed copy in a protective sheet on the battlemat. Each PC placed a figure (or die) on the number they were to go on next, and I did likewise for each opponent. I would then use another “Initiative Die” representing the current count onto the sheet. When the Initiative Die got to a square with a PC or opponent, the action would resolve.
This way, everyone knew who was going next and at what point – and if the PC missed his action, well, they were pre-occupied during the combat and simply had to act whereever the die current was! (No time-turner here!)
In some combats against monsters which the PC’s might not know the signs of when they could strike again, I would occasionally keep another copy of the Intiative Tracker behind my GM screen and track the creature opponent secretly…
Hope this helps!
-Andrew, aka Fu-Man Chu on the KenzerCo boards. (RPGAndrew@Gmail.com)
I created this Initiative tracker several years ago for use in my AD&D games where I used a continuous Intiative system: http://andrewlchang.com/RPG/Files/HM Initiative Tracker.pdf With HackMaster Basic going to a continuous initiative system, I thought it might be a useful tool for you all. Especially since I keep seeing that a recurring question is how people keep track of Init.
The way I used this was I laid a printed copy in a protective sheet on the battlemat. Each PC placed a figure (or die) on the number they were to go on next, and I did likewise for each opponent. I would then use another “Initiative Die” representing the current count onto the sheet. When the Initiative Die got to a square with a PC or opponent, the action would resolve.
This way, everyone knew who was going next and at what point – and if the PC missed his action, well, they were pre-occupied during the combat and simply had to act whereever the die current was! (No time-turner here!)
In some combats against monsters which the PC’s might not know the signs of when they could strike again, I would occasionally keep another copy of the Intiative Tracker behind my GM screen and track the creature opponent secretly…
Hope this helps!
-Andrew, aka Fu-Man Chu on the KenzerCo boards. (RPGAndrew@Gmail.com)
