Help Me Remember RPG Combat System

[SteveC]

I think what you're looking for is the Swashbuckler RPG...here's a link to a review.

Looked interesting.

--Steve

 

[Primitive Screwhead]

Not what you are looking for, but a Dragon Mag once had a Duel format where each character had a grid on which the players secretly identified an offensive and an defensive manuever. Then both grids were revealed and the normal combat actions had penalties/bonuses based on the combinations of moves...

I think it was a 3x3 tile... anyone have that article?

 

[marune]

The Burning Wheel uses a scripted combat systems.

 

[Simon Collins]

I think what you're looking for is the Swashbuckler RPG...here's a link to a review.

Looked interesting.

--Steve

Not what I was looking for, but I downloaded it anyway - sounded interesting. Thanks.

 

[Simon Collins]

The Burning Wheel uses a scripted combat systems.

What's a scripted combat system? Is there a downloadable pdf of Burning Wheel or even just the combat system? I couldn't find one.

 

[marune]

What's a scripted combat system? Is there a downloadable pdf of Burning Wheel or even just the combat system? I couldn't find one.

I'm pretty sure there is one.

At the beginning of every "round", players write down their action on a small piece of paper. Than they are resolved.

 

[Glyfair]

I'm pretty sure there is one.

At the beginning of every "round", players write down their action on a small piece of paper. Than they are resolved.

The Burning Wheel download page doesn't seem to have an example, per se. They do have a reasonable number of downloads for the combat system that might give you an idea, though. I imagine the demos might give tips for demoing the system that will give you an idea as well.

 

[jdrakeh]

It may be Burning Wheel that you're thinking of, though this kind of combat really originated in a bulletin board-based combat game known as Duel of Swords. The game runs on matrices where moves are cross-referenced against one another to provide specific results.

[Edit: Here are links to the matrices for the various Duel game.]

 

[Yalius]

Mayfair Games also had a combat expansion system for 1e/2e D&D that used an insane number of different combat moves, distributed among several different difficulty and training levels as well as monster-specific ones. Blood and Steel.

 

[Glyfair]

What's interesting to me is how much this reminds me of non-RPG games.

Dungeonquest was a Games Workshop board game ala Talisman (with much better, and much faster, gameplay than Talisman, IMO). The combat system had you choose maneuvers with a rock/paper/scissors mechanic. The hook was that one maneuver did 2 damage instead of 1 when successful which led to a lot of second guessing.

Swashbuckler by Yaquinto had a combat system where each player choose the actions for their turn simultaneously. You revealed them at the same time, and could end up passing by your opponent and other oddities.