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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Epic Meepo" data-source="post: 9730364" data-attributes="member: 57073">Somewhat off topic, your comment gives me an excuse to mention my favorite RPG combat of all time:A long time ago, I ran a one-shot inspired by The Matrix using some version of the FATE system. The rules let me use the same mechanics to resolve any conflict, regardless of the time scale involved. For example, a conflict involving a minute-long melee combat and one involving an hour-long vehicle chase would both follow the same rules.At one point, a PC was standing on the roof of a train in the virtual world, face-to-face with a major villain. They were a few paces apart with no cover between them. They both decided to open fire with semi-automatic pistols. I considered the rules and said, "Screw it. If I can use any time scale I want, we're resolving this fight scene in Bullet Time (TM)."For the next five rounds, each of my players played the role of a single bullet as it travelled in slow motion between the two combatants. Every offensive roll represented a slight change in a bullet's trajectory. Every defensive roll represented a superhuman attempt to dodge. The combat ended with a single bullet striking and killing the villain. Everyone cheered.I don't really have a point here, except to say on rare occasions, it's better to take longer to achieve less. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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