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Frag-o Delux
post Aug 19 2006, 01:49 PM
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Im putting this here becasue I see it mentioned in the SR3 forums and Im sure its the main catalyst for developing SR4. So it doesnt fit in either forum.

What do you mean by slowing the game down. Not bragging or trying to sound better then other groups out there. But when we played regularly, once a week usually, between the group the rules were well versed. If a rule dispute came up we took a minute to look it up, but most of the time once someone started spouting out the rule everyone immediately remembered the rule and we carried on in harmony. Sure some of the rules were clunky (SR3), but once you got use to them it wasnt horrible. I mean a few dice rolls here and few there and you were back to RPing.

Rolling huge somes of dice wasnt a problem either, usually there was plenty to do while the player spent a minute rolling his dice and counting his successes. I was usually plotting what I was going to do next, or verifying that I brought a certain tool with me or some other minute detail, yes in our games if you dont specify you grabbed something you dont have it (and sadly yes we made it a point to take care of daily hygene, generally it was "you wake up, what to you do" "I shit shower shave" thing, but through out a long string of events it came up). I mean really is there a major problem with spending 30 minutes to resolve a combat instead of 20.

Again not picking on anyone, I dont even remember who said they did it, but when I read in the SR4 forums that people are painting their dice so they can visually queue to successes with out actually "reading" the die to speed combat up I was blown away. Does it really make the game that much quicker?

To me playing a PnP RPG is about getting together with friends and having a good time playing a game you all enjoy while catching up or what ever. Its not a race to beat the Gms well laid palns or what ever. Im sure a lot of people here have day jobs and other obligations. So busting ass through a run the GM had to build all week while he took care of his obligations and we the players basically sat back waiting for the game day isnt really worth it. I mean whats it matter if you complete a run in one night or 3?

This isnt a hate thread or anything, Im just trying to figure out what people are talking about when they say the game is slowed down by this or that.





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