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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 4058884" data-attributes="member: 704">I played a demo game at a small D&amp;D convention in Saskatoon.&nbsp; I had fun, but the rules had nothing to do with that.&nbsp; The rules do aim for realism to a degree that is stunning.However, I managed to lead a bit of a player revolt and skewed the game heavily to absurdity, which turned out to be quite fun for all at that table, including the DM.&nbsp; Things took a turn towards the goofy when I dubbed my character &quot;Sir Loin of Beef&quot;, and another player who liked where I was going was then dubbed &quot;Sir Osis of Liver&quot;. The scenario started out with the players riding into the encampment of some general.&nbsp; The first thing I ended up doing was dragooning some random solder into being my butler, telling him his name was now Yuri.&nbsp; I demanded to meet the commander, and told him I was going to take command.&nbsp; He told me this was not going to happen.&nbsp; I took exception to the insult, and the demanded that the matter be settled with a duel.At this point the DM looked at his notes, tossed them aside and declared &quot;Ok, I guess I wont be needing these&quot;.&nbsp; He was very much baffled and awed, and spent much time laughing and shaking his head.&nbsp; I must commend him, however, for adapting quite well to the situation.I had come up with a plot wherein I ordered my henchmen to shoot me with a crossbow mid fight.&nbsp; I would then condemn the base treachery of the commander, and hopefully turn his own men against him.&nbsp; Unfortunately Yuri chickened out and ran away, and I lost the fight despite my flawless strategy of going for &quot;All Nut Shots All the Time&quot; on the opposing commander with my Mace.Highlights:&nbsp;- Causing the DM to throw away the notes&nbsp;- &quot;Hey, who was your father?&nbsp; Did he server here?&nbsp; He was a good man.&nbsp; A strong man.&nbsp; I like strong men....&quot; (Spoken by Sir Osis of Liver to the camp commander)&nbsp;- &quot;Welcome to 'Beef Country'!!&quot;:&nbsp; (The battle cry of Sir Loin of Beef when going for the groin shot.&nbsp;- My character being hanged for treason after losing the duel.Observations:Resolving any melee attack was over complicated.&nbsp; You had different armour values for every location on the body, and there were numerous table lookups for hit chance vs location, hit chance vs armour type, and damage effects.END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Zardoz, post: 4058884, member: 704"] I played a demo game at a small D&D convention in Saskatoon. I had fun, but the rules had nothing to do with that. The rules do aim for realism to a degree that is stunning. However, I managed to lead a bit of a player revolt and skewed the game heavily to absurdity, which turned out to be quite fun for all at that table, including the DM. Things took a turn towards the goofy when I dubbed my character "Sir Loin of Beef", and another player who liked where I was going was then dubbed "Sir Osis of Liver". The scenario started out with the players riding into the encampment of some general. The first thing I ended up doing was dragooning some random solder into being my butler, telling him his name was now Yuri. I demanded to meet the commander, and told him I was going to take command. He told me this was not going to happen. I took exception to the insult, and the demanded that the matter be settled with a duel. At this point the DM looked at his notes, tossed them aside and declared "Ok, I guess I wont be needing these". He was very much baffled and awed, and spent much time laughing and shaking his head. I must commend him, however, for adapting quite well to the situation. I had come up with a plot wherein I ordered my henchmen to shoot me with a crossbow mid fight. I would then condemn the base treachery of the commander, and hopefully turn his own men against him. Unfortunately Yuri chickened out and ran away, and I lost the fight despite my flawless strategy of going for "All Nut Shots All the Time" on the opposing commander with my Mace. Highlights: - Causing the DM to throw away the notes - "Hey, who was your father? Did he server here? He was a good man. A strong man. I like strong men...." (Spoken by Sir Osis of Liver to the camp commander) - "Welcome to 'Beef Country'!!": (The battle cry of Sir Loin of Beef when going for the groin shot. - My character being hanged for treason after losing the duel. Observations: Resolving any melee attack was over complicated. You had different armour values for every location on the body, and there were numerous table lookups for hit chance vs location, hit chance vs armour type, and damage effects. END COMMUNICATION [/QUOTE]

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