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<blockquote data-quote="Willie the Duck" data-source="post: 8830264" data-attributes="member: 6799660">And damage gets distributed to PCs in a very hit-point-attrition model. It is a simpler tactical combat system, but probably not what Niklinna wanted it to be. AD&amp;D (and D&amp;D as a whole, over it's lifetime) has had a lot of stuff like that. At the basic level, regular combat with the side option of spells fits the model. As does situational combat (naval, flying, maybe even ranged/reach/mounted) using the same basic to-hit/AC/hp/damage system if the specifics overshadow the base mechanisms (turning radius on fliers swamping attacks/round in terms of determining who gets more attacks on who being an example). Throw in Psionic combat or 3e mage duel (from Magic of Faerûn) or 1E Oriental Adventure's psychic duel (an intimidation/nerve staredown, not psionics) or Battlesystem and there's lots of ways you can defeat each other (just not where you choose which system, except by showing up with a psionic, dragon-rider, or boat).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie the Duck, post: 8830264, member: 6799660"] And damage gets distributed to PCs in a very hit-point-attrition model. It is a simpler tactical combat system, but probably not what Niklinna wanted it to be. AD&D (and D&D as a whole, over it's lifetime) has had a lot of stuff like that. At the basic level, regular combat with the side option of spells fits the model. As does situational combat (naval, flying, maybe even ranged/reach/mounted) using the same basic to-hit/AC/hp/damage system if the specifics overshadow the base mechanisms (turning radius on fliers swamping attacks/round in terms of determining who gets more attacks on who being an example). Throw in Psionic combat or 3e mage duel (from [I]Magic of Faerûn[/I]) or 1E [I]Oriental Adventur[/I]e's psychic duel (an intimidation/nerve staredown, not psionics) or [I]Battlesystem [/I]and there's lots of ways you can defeat each other (just not where you choose which system, except by showing up with a psionic, dragon-rider, or boat). [/QUOTE]

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