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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dethklok" data-source="post: 6252197" data-attributes="member: 6746469">So I finished the combat system. While it does work, and things seem to tie together, it doesn't really reflect the way combat actually happens. Overall it's an abstract system, like most of what you're using, and for your purposes I think it's pretty close to what you want.From this standpoint, your system is good as it is. The "three action" system I think is a particularly clever way of punishing characters for trying to fight multiple opponents at once, and while the postures seemed redundant with this at first, I get the impression that you're trying to make a system that runs without miniatures, and this offensive/defensive posture does a lot to establish positioning without the need for them.One change suggests itself: eliminate the protection die roll. There's really no need even for initiative rolls or damage rolls. But while I could see there being some reason a person might want to roll initiative and damage all the time, the protection roll doesn't give you anything other than complexity for its own sake. Now, some games might want protection to be variable if armor covers part of the body (as when someone wears only a helmet and toga), but Modos doesn't do this. Protection in Modos is a passive effect, and giving such an effect a die roll does nothing other than slow your game down. Now, all that said, since I do know you're becoming interested in realistic combat, I'll give you some further suggestions you can think about. I should note that I don't use any of this, and I don't mean to suggest they be used as much as give a sense of some mechanics that would make the system look more plausible._________________1. InitiativeIt's very easy to determine initiative realistically with a list that looks like this:0. Spells are declared.1. Readied missiles fire. (e.g. I aim my crossbow at the door and wait to fire.)2. Range appropriate melee (spears from far away, shortswords from in close).3. Range inappropriate melee and spontaneous missiles.4. Spells are cast.2. Attack and Parry bonusesWeapons don't need to vary in terms of damage. They should, however, vary in terms of their usefulness on attack and defense. Some quick examples of plausible attack and defense bonuses:Sword: +2/+2Ax: +2/0Spear (1h): 0/-2Quarterstaff: 0/+2Dagger: -2/-2Shield: ---/+53. FormationsDisciplined warriors fighting in formation should all have +2 to defense rolls for each ally on either side. Only warriors in the same posture may be part of a formation. When someone is struck, he or she is knocked out of the formation and his or her allies lose one of their +2 bonuses until that character returns to the formation or the others close next turn. (Note that this makes morale a huge factor; if even one person runs, he or she will break formation and weaken the line.)Maintaining a formation should not be easy, and some sort of soldiering or discipline roll may be required for a group to form. Having a leader using a Metaphysical oration or leadership skill would help. _____________So that's it, DMMike! I've focussed mainly on criticism in these reviews, but Modos isn't a bad game. Clearly there's a great deal of thought and care put into it. And there is probably a niche for it as well; I know someone who treats roleplaying games as a buffet from which to build his own game, and Modos would allow anyone like him to do that.Good luck.</blockquote>

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