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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5120518" data-attributes="member: 386">I don't know how true that is - I consider a lot of the &quot;DM advice&quot; to be pretty solidly in one camp (the &quot;we all play badass heroes, don't question it&quot; one) - but the mechanics can go either way.&nbsp; I don't think it's too hard to switch between modes; one simple way is, instead of having everything scale to the PC's level, scale it to the environment.Anyway... I agree that it would have been nice to include different forms of resolution for combat.&nbsp; I'm reminded of Burning Wheel here; you can either resolve a fight with a Fight!, in which you keep track of what happens during each heartbeat, or you can make a Bloody Versus check - just one roll.I have been trying for months, if not longer, to come up with some way to resolve combats after just a few rolls.&nbsp; It seems to be working better than the other variations I've made, but I need to run it through more tests before it's even ready for playtesting.Here's a sample:[code]- Damage/Hit Points:NPC Hit Points&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; RoleLevel&nbsp; &nbsp; Minion&nbsp; &nbsp; Normal&nbsp; &nbsp; Elite&nbsp; &nbsp; Solo1-3&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; 204-6&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; &nbsp; 307-9&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; 40etc.Brutes add something.&nbsp; &nbsp; PC Hit Points / LevelLevel&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; 6+1-3&nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; 104-6&nbsp; &nbsp; 9&nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; &nbsp; 157-9&nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; 20etc.Add 1/2 CON modifier to the number of hits.Level&nbsp; &nbsp; Damage Dealt1-3&nbsp; &nbsp; 24-6&nbsp; &nbsp; 37-9&nbsp; &nbsp; 4Modify by power used and other modifiers (sneak attack, etc.).[/code]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 5120518, member: 386"] I don't know how true that is - I consider a lot of the "DM advice" to be pretty solidly in one camp (the "we all play badass heroes, don't question it" one) - but the mechanics can go either way. I don't think it's too hard to switch between modes; one simple way is, instead of having everything scale to the PC's level, scale it to the environment. Anyway... I agree that it would have been nice to include different forms of resolution for combat. I'm reminded of Burning Wheel here; you can either resolve a fight with a Fight!, in which you keep track of what happens during each [i]heartbeat[/i], or you can make a Bloody Versus check - just one roll. I have been trying for months, if not longer, to come up with some way to resolve combats after just a few rolls. It seems to be working better than the other variations I've made, but I need to run it through more tests before it's even ready for playtesting. Here's a sample: [code]- Damage/Hit Points: NPC Hit Points Role Level Minion Normal Elite Solo 1-3 1 4 8 20 4-6 2 6 12 30 7-9 3 8 16 40 etc. Brutes add something. PC Hit Points / Level Level 4 5 6+ 1-3 6 8 10 4-6 9 12 15 7-9 12 16 20 etc. Add 1/2 CON modifier to the number of hits. Level Damage Dealt 1-3 2 4-6 3 7-9 4 Modify by power used and other modifiers (sneak attack, etc.).[/code] [/QUOTE]

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