Stormonu
NeoGrognard
Over the weekend, I was introduced to a card game called lunch money. It's basically a game where you use your hand of cards to attack the other players - with like, say a Roundhouse Kick. The other players can block, reverse or otherwise attempt to avoid you attacks, possibly even heal from them (with First Aid).
I got to thinking about using something similar in D&D. 4E uses some of these ideas with powers, but I'm thinking of something where you'd use it with all your (at-will/basic) attacks - in previous editions, it would be a way of getting away from the old "I roll, I hit, I do damage" monologues.
It'd be kinda fun just to use the lunch money game itself for combat (it's fast, furious and funny), but it'd probably only work for player vs. player combat; throw in the DM and you'd have to do something to account for all the monsters he's running. Clearly, for the system to work, it'd have to be modified.
So, I'm brainstorming for what might be doable.
I'm thinking either customed deck of specially made cards for each player (and one deck for the DM) would be needed to make this work. The cards, well you'd play them just before rolling the dice.
It would be nice if the effects were more than just attack name monikers, but instead actually had some game effects that weren't unbalancing. Maybe a +1 on one effect and a -1 on another, a special technique or two (such as a grab, trip or other effect) using the normal rules but assumed as part of the attack or whatnot.
Basic types would be offensive attacks ("Slice Across the Belly", "Straight Punch", "Pimp Slap", etc.), defensive moves ("Dodge", "Block", "Intercept", etc.) and counters ("Reversal", "Slippery as a Pig", etc.). Each person could customize their deck based on the weapons their using and their "fighting style". A monk's deck would look vastly different from an archer's deck, which would look completely different from someone using a two-handed sword. Of course, the DM's deck would have to be generic to account for all the different creatures he could throw, but he might be able to slip a special card in there or two ("Stunt").
I know this would require a lot of work, but I think it would be fun to try out. I'd certainly like to hear any thoughts on it or proposed abilities that would be good for certain combat styles.
Heck, this might even work for certain non-combat events, such as diplomatic encounters or chases.
I got to thinking about using something similar in D&D. 4E uses some of these ideas with powers, but I'm thinking of something where you'd use it with all your (at-will/basic) attacks - in previous editions, it would be a way of getting away from the old "I roll, I hit, I do damage" monologues.
It'd be kinda fun just to use the lunch money game itself for combat (it's fast, furious and funny), but it'd probably only work for player vs. player combat; throw in the DM and you'd have to do something to account for all the monsters he's running. Clearly, for the system to work, it'd have to be modified.
So, I'm brainstorming for what might be doable.
I'm thinking either customed deck of specially made cards for each player (and one deck for the DM) would be needed to make this work. The cards, well you'd play them just before rolling the dice.
It would be nice if the effects were more than just attack name monikers, but instead actually had some game effects that weren't unbalancing. Maybe a +1 on one effect and a -1 on another, a special technique or two (such as a grab, trip or other effect) using the normal rules but assumed as part of the attack or whatnot.
Basic types would be offensive attacks ("Slice Across the Belly", "Straight Punch", "Pimp Slap", etc.), defensive moves ("Dodge", "Block", "Intercept", etc.) and counters ("Reversal", "Slippery as a Pig", etc.). Each person could customize their deck based on the weapons their using and their "fighting style". A monk's deck would look vastly different from an archer's deck, which would look completely different from someone using a two-handed sword. Of course, the DM's deck would have to be generic to account for all the different creatures he could throw, but he might be able to slip a special card in there or two ("Stunt").
I know this would require a lot of work, but I think it would be fun to try out. I'd certainly like to hear any thoughts on it or proposed abilities that would be good for certain combat styles.
Heck, this might even work for certain non-combat events, such as diplomatic encounters or chases.
