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<blockquote data-quote="GMforPowergamers" data-source="post: 8722668" data-attributes="member: 67338"><p>funny thing is what makes and doesn't make such a system is weird...</p><p></p><p>Many years ago a GM sold me on deadlands on being WAY more realistic on damage... so my quick gun quick fire two gun gun slinger 1st time 5 guys jumped us made called shots to the legs (knock them down and out of the fight but maybe not kill) and spread my attacks out... 1 on each. I hit each did minimal damage to most of them (but enough to apply penalties) and then said "So now surrender" and they just kept fireing... 3 of them from prone 1 that now missing a right leg... so from that point forward I would put all my shots into 1 target takinng them down... and he HATED that. he wanted to know why I didn't spread my damage more... I had to explain "You taught me that wasn't worth it"</p><p>in a related note they have a mechanic to negate damage by spending fate pts (called fate chips cause poker analogy is strong) and the GM got 1 big pile to use on any NPCs and then named npc could at GM wish have there own as well... so the GM used to not chip damage to minions and helpers but always would on the big named bad guys (basicly giveing them double or tripple the chips) so we would all focus fire on the big guy to use up all the chips as fast as possible... again that is what he taught us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMforPowergamers, post: 8722668, member: 67338"] funny thing is what makes and doesn't make such a system is weird... Many years ago a GM sold me on deadlands on being WAY more realistic on damage... so my quick gun quick fire two gun gun slinger 1st time 5 guys jumped us made called shots to the legs (knock them down and out of the fight but maybe not kill) and spread my attacks out... 1 on each. I hit each did minimal damage to most of them (but enough to apply penalties) and then said "So now surrender" and they just kept fireing... 3 of them from prone 1 that now missing a right leg... so from that point forward I would put all my shots into 1 target takinng them down... and he HATED that. he wanted to know why I didn't spread my damage more... I had to explain "You taught me that wasn't worth it" in a related note they have a mechanic to negate damage by spending fate pts (called fate chips cause poker analogy is strong) and the GM got 1 big pile to use on any NPCs and then named npc could at GM wish have there own as well... so the GM used to not chip damage to minions and helpers but always would on the big named bad guys (basicly giveing them double or tripple the chips) so we would all focus fire on the big guy to use up all the chips as fast as possible... again that is what he taught us. [/QUOTE]
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