 Speeding up combat without House Rules |
 May 20 2006, 01:37 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 169 Joined: 13-December 05 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 8,070  |
Man, combat is running a lot slower than I would like. What techniques do you folks use for speeding up combat without house-ruling custom systems and streamlines? Printouts, initiative trackers, computer programs, etc?
Combat is getting to the point that I just want to avoid it altogether, sheesh. |
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May 22 2006, 04:55 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996 |
Get one of those little hourglasses out of a boardgame like Pictionary and tell your players that that is the amount of time they get for their action(s). If they fail to declare anything IRL, then their character is left gawking and indecisive in game. Also as GM you can do a bit of delegation, let somebody else track initiative order and passes. I havent come up with a way of dealing with the "extra long dice shake yet" but I am going to try Aaron's colorcoded EasyDice trick next time our group gets together to speed up counting.
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phasmaphobic Speeding up combat without House Rules May 20 2006, 01:37 AM
Loestal Honestly, combat is faster than 3rd ed. in my opin... May 20 2006, 02:54 AM phasmaphobic QUOTE (Loestal) Honestly, combat is faster than 3r... May 20 2006, 03:00 AM Vaevictis If everyone agrees, a combat turn tracker that rol... May 20 2006, 03:12 AM phasmaphobic QUOTE (Vaevictis) If everyone agrees, a combat tur... May 20 2006, 05:28 AM Kanada Ten Check Arron's page out, it may have something ... May 20 2006, 05:29 AM BishopMcQ For all of the games my group runs, we use index c... May 20 2006, 05:35 AM SL James You could just make up a skill "Attack" ... May 20 2006, 08:56 AM Clyde Some ways to speed up combat:
1) Players total u... May 20 2006, 09:05 PM James McMurray QUOTE (SL James) You could just make up a skill ... May 20 2006, 10:25 PM phasmaphobic QUOTE (James McMurray) QUOTE (SL James @ May ... May 20 2006, 10:42 PM SL James QUOTE (James McMurray) QUOTE (SL James @ May ... May 20 2006, 11:38 PM James McMurray How eloquent of you. Have you ever considered a ca... May 21 2006, 12:16 AM Nasrudith Write down the modifers for tests on a note card s... May 21 2006, 05:27 PM Clyde OK, as promised a report on subtracting armor inst... May 22 2006, 03:12 AM SL James QUOTE (James McMurray) How eloquent of you. Have y... May 22 2006, 03:24 AM James McMurray What ratio did you use? If it's 1:1 the value ... May 22 2006, 03:31 AM emo samurai QUOTE (SL James) QUOTE (James McMurray @ May ... May 22 2006, 03:52 AM GrinderTheTroll QUOTE (phasmaphobic) Man, combat is running a lot ... May 22 2006, 06:39 AM Adam Admin post: James Mc, Emo, SL James, while I have... May 22 2006, 06:45 AM NightHaunter QUOTE (phasmaphobic) Man, combat is running a lot ... May 22 2006, 03:31 PM DireRadiant During Combat the GM is always busy, the players a... May 22 2006, 04:37 PM Aaron QUOTE (stevebugge) Get one of those little hourgla... May 22 2006, 04:59 PM stevebugge I have some beginning players and a guy with diagn... May 22 2006, 05:08 PM Mr. Unpronounceable QUOTE (Loestal @ May 20 2006, 02:54 AM) Hones... May 22 2006, 06:28 PM James McMurray In SR3 you can default to an attribute if you have... May 22 2006, 06:51 PM Mr. Unpronounceable Ah, that's right...attribute defaulting - forg... May 22 2006, 06:57 PM stevebugge How much or little having a combat pool slowed thi... May 22 2006, 06:58 PM mdynna I too have (so far) found SR4 combat is slower. H... May 23 2006, 03:49 PM mfb huh? SR3 has a dodge test. it's optional, sure... May 23 2006, 05:26 PM stevebugge QUOTE (mfb @ May 23 2006, 09:26 AM) huh? SR3 ... May 23 2006, 05:31 PM mdynna QUOTE (mfb) huh? SR3 has a dodge test. it's op... May 23 2006, 06:21 PM phasmaphobic QUOTE (mdynna) QUOTE (mfb @ May 23 2006, 12:2... May 23 2006, 06:55 PM Butterblume As in SR3, you don't dodge the bullet. You dod... May 23 2006, 06:58 PM Serbitar QUOTE (mdynna) There are already modifiers for cov... May 23 2006, 07:08 PM phasmaphobic QUOTE (Serbitar) QUOTE (mdynna @ May 23 2006,... May 23 2006, 07:10 PM Serbitar Inconsistent. Tests in SR4 are always opposed test... May 23 2006, 07:12 PM mrcatman Even though "Buying Hits" (SR4, pg.55) d... May 23 2006, 07:14 PM Serbitar You could also not roll at all, but use the buying... May 23 2006, 07:23 PM phasmaphobic QUOTE (Serbitar) Inconsistent. Tests in SR4 are al... May 23 2006, 07:28 PM mrcatman QUOTE (Serbitar) You could also not roll at all, b... May 23 2006, 07:29 PM TBRMInsanity I recall reading somewhere about trading in dice f... May 23 2006, 07:41 PM mrcatman QUOTE (TBRMInsanity) I recall reading somewhere ab... May 23 2006, 07:42 PM
Serbitar @phasmophobic:
Rules need only 20% of combat time... May 23 2006, 07:46 PM |
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