ghost-angel Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? The biggest slow down of combat in my experience is Player Decision Making. On the table top I give players about 15-20 seconds. If you can't think of a maneuver between that and waiting for other players actions to resolve. . . oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? The biggest slow down of combat in my experience is Player Decision Making. On the table top I give players about 15-20 seconds. If you can't think of a maneuver between that and waiting for other players actions to resolve. . . oh well. I've discovered this as well. I simply remove the problem at the source and have stopped using players. My games are much faster and have even benefited from never straying from the storyline...Win/Win if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? You're sounding like Sean Waters. . . dangerously so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTaylor Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? If you have the 4th edition you're in good shape, to be honest, Ultimate Martial Arts was good then too. The old Ninja Hero was a fine book as well, I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? you're sounding like sean waters. . . Dangerously so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? @Killer Shrike: adjustable hit locations sounds very interesting. Unfortunately, so many books, so little money About 10 years ago we were playing my Demon HUNTER: FBI campaign and we noticed that when making called shots, we tended to either hit or totally miss. Basically calling a shot was an all or nothing. The effect of this was, highly skilled shooters would tend make more called shots and consequently miss more often than those who just pulled the trigger and hoped for the best. I implemented a house rule to favor high-skill without requiring called shots. The rule was, simply roll to hit and roll for location as normal, and then you could move the hit location by the degree of success on the roll to hit. So if you hit by 3 and rolled location 12 you could opt to hit any one location from 9 thru 15. High-skill shooters tend to make their to hits by more, giving them greater latitude to hit something preferential. It works pretty well at the heroic level where margins of success are lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobran Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? That is, quite frankly, a brilliant idea. And one you can consider stolen as of... NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTaylor Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? I would of course suggest my Fantasy Hero Codex packed with spells and spell building ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? Just ordered a hardcopy Should arrive in time for the game I'm planning on running after the honeymoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? That reminds me - when will there be a KillerShrike book coming out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobran Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? That reminds me - when will there be a KillerShrike book coming out? I would buy this. Was there a hardcopy of your book? I didn't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? That reminds me - when will there be a KillerShrike book coming out? Um....what would be in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? I guess all of your conversion notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? I guess all of your conversion notes. Why would anyone pay money for that when they are already available for free? Color me confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? Why would anyone pay money for that when they are already available for free? Color me confused. Never underestimate the ability of sheeple to give away their money. Remember pet rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? Why would anyone pay money for that when they are already available for free? Color me confused. Ahh... it is now in one handy portable model you can carry into the bathroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? Ahh... it is now in one handy portable model you can carry into the bathroom? Bound Toilet Paper? Gives a new connotation to the term "reamed". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTaylor Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? Its pretty easy to bind up and get your stuff printed, its always easier to hold a book in your hand to look things up than to browse the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? Its pretty easy to bind up and get your stuff printed' date=' its always easier to hold a book in your hand to look things up than to browse the internet.[/quote'] I actually disagree. But, I hate hardcopy and don't even own a printer. On the net I can open multiple windows/tabs and compare pages, pages and whole documents are searchable quickly and easily. . . I find digital so much friendlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTaylor Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Re: What books would you recommend? Well possibly so But I do prefer a nice book over an internet connection, it's never down or offline or suffering a power outage, and I don't need to have a wifi connection or a cord. It's just always there, like a good friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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