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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8537209" data-attributes="member: 22779">Thinking about this, I am kinda struck with what is meant by a &quot;do over&quot;?Is going back a turn because someone forgot to do something or we flubbed a rule a do over?&nbsp; What if that flub resulted in a dead PC?&nbsp; Is it still a do over?&nbsp; Obviously it's a pretty big change to the game.&nbsp; Do over as in completely rewinding the entire session or sessions of play?&nbsp; I doubt that ever happens.&nbsp; Then again, it almost never happens in video games either.&nbsp; You rarely wind back significant elements of the story - although that might happen.&nbsp; It's typically rewinding back to a single event usually because progress in the game requires a successful outcome (something that generally isn't an issue in RPG's).And, as was mentioned, in theater (outside of improv theater) or in writing, there are thousands and thousands of do-overs.&nbsp; So, the comparison isn't really apt there either.So, before I can really answer, I think we need to pin down a little more clearly what a &quot;do-over&quot; entails.&nbsp; Is an interrupt action a do over?&nbsp; This is generally seen as one of the biggest innovations in tabletop games in the past few decades.&nbsp; Breaking the turn order is a huge element in many, many games.&nbsp; Being able to act on someone else's turn is a very big deal.&nbsp; But, does it count as a &quot;do over&quot;?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8537209, member: 22779"] Thinking about this, I am kinda struck with what is meant by a "do over"? Is going back a turn because someone forgot to do something or we flubbed a rule a do over? What if that flub resulted in a dead PC? Is it still a do over? Obviously it's a pretty big change to the game. Do over as in completely rewinding the entire session or sessions of play? I doubt that ever happens. Then again, it almost never happens in video games either. You rarely wind back significant elements of the story - although that might happen. It's typically rewinding back to a single event usually because progress in the game requires a successful outcome (something that generally isn't an issue in RPG's). And, as was mentioned, in theater (outside of improv theater) or in writing, there are thousands and thousands of do-overs. So, the comparison isn't really apt there either. So, before I can really answer, I think we need to pin down a little more clearly what a "do-over" entails. Is an interrupt action a do over? This is generally seen as one of the biggest innovations in tabletop games in the past few decades. Breaking the turn order is a huge element in many, many games. Being able to act on someone else's turn is a very big deal. But, does it count as a "do over"? [/QUOTE]

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