End: Should he go the way of Com?

[ghost-angel]

Re: End: Should he go the way of Com?

 

I made a slight edit for the Burning Stun (1d6/10 AP) to match Pushing.

 

I think it'd be an interesting system to use that is a bit faster (removes book keeping) and may even let combats run longer ("more heroicly") assuming you go past 1-2 Turns.

[ajackson]

Re: End: Should he go the way of Com?

 

I've run a game without END; you burnt 1d6 or 2d6 stun to push for 5 or 10. It worked fine, and made things like force field actually a viable build. I didn't even have any problems with autofire. It does mean you can't have characters running out of steam and having to take a breather even when they aren't being hit, and it means someone who wakes up from unconsciousness is instantly able to use powers at full, but neither problem is crippling.

[tesuji]

Re: End: Should he go the way of Com?

 

My goal with an end change would be to remove as many accounting "attacks" as possible.

 

By accounting attack i mean basic resource management that merely serves as paperwork.

 

having to mkark off end every phase for every action is a waste of time IMO **IF** it only serves that role. If you have a character who has "manageable end costs" so that you almost awlways have some end to use and only rarely if ever have to worry about end usage - then you have spent a lot of tracking to no real gain.

 

This can be served a lot less effort -

 

want to be able to push heroically in some circumstances? Provide a rule that says "i can gain extra effect but doing so causes fatigue" and define some minor effect from fatigue. "lose 1dc or 5 ap for every fatigue" until you take a recovery or some such.

 

Want an attack that "takes a lot of effort"? again have your character accumulate fatigue.

 

Now, if you do this you will likely find fewer "takes a lot of effort" powers because frankly as many as not the "take a lot of end" is merely an accoubnting trick - he will never run out of end anyway but i can save a few points if it means i mark off 10 end instead of 5 end.

 

So i would replace the various "takes effort" with an ACTUAL penalty for exertion instead of "silly accounting tricks."