barsoomcore said:
This one thing I like about True20. Because it has no iterative attacks, all characters always have a move action to spend each round, so they might as well swing on the chandelier.
Attacks of Opportunity are another swash-de-buckler rule -- they put pressure on characters to move LESS, since moving exposes you to AoO's. Again, characters with multiple attacks are almost always better off NOT moving, just standing toe-to-toe and delivering damage.
I definitely agree that iterative attacks and AoO's encourage not moving.
I usually run most games from levels 1-10 so I'm not as concerned with iterative attacks. Actually, removing them altogether wouldn't change much and I'll probably do just for simplification.
AoO's are bit trickier IMO. I'm hesitant to remove them altogether because the impact on the system is fairly large. I think with some additional combat options, you can lessen the impact of AoO's.
One rule I like that encourages more movement is from Conan. Basically, you can move before and after your attack up to your movement rate. It's like Spring Attack except it doesn't prevent AoO's. However, what it does do is if you move, attack, and kill your target, you can continue moving (and there's no one left to take an AoO against you).
When I ran a Conan game, I also noticed that with this rule, people were inclined to move even if it did provoke an AoO, especially against mooks and the like. It also encouraged people to use Tumble more, which definitely adds to the swashing.
If you throw some more combat options (like challenges in Iron Heroes) and AP's, the players start to utilize them to pull off cool maneuvers.
