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 Jun 28 2007, 05:16 PM
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This topic was booted out of another thread, but I'd like to see it explored.
If you only ask for perception tests when it's really important, you get the "Okay, I roll perception and draw my gun" scenario. You can mix things up by asking for unimportant perception tests, but then there's the possibility of players spending edge on an unimporant roll. Is this fair? Does this break the intended spirit of edge use? If it's not fair, how do you avoid it? edit: Original thread was here. |
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Moon-Hawk Roll Perception: Jun 28 2007, 05:16 PM
DireRadiant I just tell the player not to bother rolling edge. Jun 28 2007, 05:27 PM sunnyside Just to put my couple nuyens worth in again.
My b... Jun 28 2007, 05:28 PM Moon-Hawk edit: This was a reply to DireRadiant
Yeah, but ... Jun 28 2007, 05:31 PM Nerf'd I usually only ask for a perception test if there ... Jun 28 2007, 05:34 PM dionysus On the question of wasting edge, I think that... Jun 28 2007, 05:40 PM DireRadiant If Perception tests are always important, then the... Jun 28 2007, 05:40 PM Moon-Hawk QUOTE (DireRadiant) If the problem is always that ... Jun 28 2007, 05:43 PM Nerf'd If they're on a run...and not on alert, then t... Jun 28 2007, 05:47 PM Unarmed QUOTE (Moon-Hawk) QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jun 28... Jun 28 2007, 05:47 PM Adarael Oddly, I'm used to calling for perception test... Jun 28 2007, 05:52 PM sunnyside The "pull a gun" is a bit of humor. Tha... Jun 28 2007, 06:00 PM Lagomorph I usually ask for perception based on user action.... Jun 28 2007, 06:10 PM Dashifen Maybe my players are a little slow, but I call for... Jun 28 2007, 06:13 PM Rifleman My thoughts on this are that tests for things like... Jun 28 2007, 06:15 PM Mistwalker I get my players to roll perception, and they deci... Jun 28 2007, 06:37 PM Talia Invierno Well, this was what I posted in that thread:
QUOTE... Jun 28 2007, 06:59 PM Gargs454 Personally, as a player, if another player wants t... Jun 28 2007, 07:19 PM VivianDQ I'm part of the just roll the results yourself... Jun 28 2007, 07:26 PM Tarantula QUOTE (Gargs454) Personally, as a player, if anoth... Jun 28 2007, 07:45 PM Kyoto Kid ...I have copies of everyone's character in a ... Jun 28 2007, 08:26 PM DireRadiant You mean my trick of calling for a perception test... Jun 28 2007, 09:18 PM DireRadiant QUOTE (Lagomorph) Alternately, if thats too many r... Jun 28 2007, 09:21 PM Buster I like GMs who get a copy of our character sheets ... Jun 28 2007, 09:21 PM Gargs454 Tarantula: Fair enough, though I suppose if we th... Jun 28 2007, 09:50 PM Demon_Bob Just an idea. How about asking the players to rol... Jun 28 2007, 10:49 PM Pendaric Compulsively rolling dice, asking for 'false... Jun 28 2007, 11:57 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Buster)I had one DM that would compulsively... Jun 29 2007, 12:32 AM toturi Multi Tasking + 22+ Perception Dice = I'm alwa... Jun 29 2007, 06:51 AM hyzmarca You could require that players determine when to m... Jun 29 2007, 07:50 AM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (hyzmarca) You could require that players de... Jun 29 2007, 07:55 AM Slash_Thompson or of bogging your game down as they make another ... Jun 29 2007, 03:47 PM eidolon QUOTE (Moon-Hawk) I don't so much have a singu... Jun 29 2007, 05:52 PM Ravor I don't know, personally I just tend to use th... Jun 29 2007, 05:59 PM Moon-Hawk QUOTE (eidolon) Easy, have players that aren't... Jun 29 2007, 06:04 PM Rifleman QUOTE (Moon-Hawk @ Jun 29 2007, 01:04 PM) It... Jun 29 2007, 06:09 PM hyzmarca Make secret rolls for them, that's the best wa... Jun 29 2007, 06:12 PM
Rotbart van Dainig Routine tests don't need rolls - they are just... Jun 29 2007, 06:13 PM  |
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