House Rule Idea, Armor and Combat Pool |
House Rule Idea, Armor and Combat Pool |
Feb 19 2005, 01:01 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 7,098 |
I have been toying with the idea of having every full multiple of 3 (total, both imp and ballistic) points of worn armor remove a combat pool dice from use. So wearing a Lined Coat would take away 2 dice, wearing the 5/3 vest would also use up 2 dice. Each point from Form fit would count as half for purposes of this rule. The 5/3 vest and forearm guards would take away 3 dice.
Once a person is down to zero usable combat pool dice then for every additional 3 full points of armor the TNs to hit the person would drop by one. Criticize this. Let me know what you think of it as a house rule. |
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Feb 19 2005, 01:02 AM
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Traumatizing players since 1992 Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,282 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 220 |
Why? what are you trying to accomplish?
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Feb 19 2005, 01:15 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,754 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Modesto, CA Member No.: 6,465 |
Looks like you want to penalize for wearing armor, not sure why exactly but Armor layering accomplishes this already.
/boggle. |
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Feb 19 2005, 01:35 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 20-October 04 Member No.: 6,774 |
Yeah, there's no reason for this rule because like Grinder said, armor layering penalties already do this. Also, the combat pool isn't just used for augmenting attack roles; it is also used for resisting damage, which is a body test. Penalizing someone on a body test for wearing more armor just doesn't make sense.
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Feb 19 2005, 01:49 AM
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Resident Legionnaire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,136 Joined: 8-August 04 From: Usually Work Member No.: 6,550 |
Would you be eliminating the existing rules in regard to armor and combat pool, or would you be using these on top of that?
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Feb 19 2005, 01:52 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 407 Joined: 22-March 04 Member No.: 6,183 |
Well wearing lots of armor reduces combat pool anyway, IIRC. As to the house rule, I think it's awful. Just let players wear armor, with normal layering rules. Armor isn't that big of a deal, IMO |
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Feb 19 2005, 02:19 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,102 Joined: 23-March 04 From: The Grizzly Grunion, in a VIP room. Member No.: 6,191 |
So your players' options are no armor or no dodge? I'm glad I'm not in your game.
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Feb 19 2005, 02:26 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
I like the idea of a static reduction, however. High Quickness characters are already rewarded with higher Combat Pool, so using it to determine how much armor could be worn seemed overly good (if anything Body, Strength, and Quickness should factor).
That said, 1 per 3 combined is a tad high. Perhaps 1 per 4 or 5 points? |
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Feb 19 2005, 02:34 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,102 Joined: 23-March 04 From: The Grizzly Grunion, in a VIP room. Member No.: 6,191 |
Higher Quickness characters are faster, and can therefore wear more armor without it slowing them down as much. They spent the karma/build points/attribute points to get that way, why SHOULDN'T they get the benefits that go with it? They paid the price and you're taking away what they bought. If you penalize players for character advancement, what's the point in playing?
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Feb 19 2005, 02:40 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
<sigh> Because it's fun? This isn't a personal attack and that's totally irrelevent point.
Besides all the other advantages of raising Quickness you mean? Why should I remove a single instance where Quickness is overplayed?
And what does that have to do with Combat Pool? We're not talking about the Quickness reduction (which even if the reduction was static would still allow for faster people to be slowed less). |
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Feb 19 2005, 03:26 AM
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Resident Legionnaire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,136 Joined: 8-August 04 From: Usually Work Member No.: 6,550 |
Maybe the reduction should count only towards dodging.
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Feb 19 2005, 05:23 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 19-February 05 Member No.: 7,098 |
Would be replacing the existing rules. As the rules are, the mechanic includes a step function. So, there is no reason at all not to wear armor up to just before it penalizes you. This change, for me, seems a more smooth transition. You have a moderate and growing penalty up to a point based on your stats, and then a major and growing penalty if you go past that point, if you start to overload your ability to compensate. I feel that this would also increase armor variation among runners. The rule as proposed still lets toons with high quickness wear more armor than those without (though see Kanada Ten's post and below). I'm also thinking of somehow including strength in the mix. I like that body strength and quickness idea. IMO just because somebody is quick, doesn't mean they can port around a bunch of armor with no penalty. Maybe the house rule should only count towards dodging. Thats an interesting idea. I just picked 3 outta the air - 4 seemed to slow to have a significant impact. I haven't played with the numbers much yet, so 4 might be better. Smiley, if that is your reaction, you are right. (You would prolly shit bricks and write your congressman a letter if you heard my house rules for magic) I am also thinking of having dodge dice last until your next action. Example: You need to dodge so you roll 4 of your dice, get 3 successes - you get to keep those three successes to use against any attack against you until your pool refreshes. I figure, if you are spazzing out for one opponent, you are spazzing out for them all, at least to some degree. What do you think about that? Maybe I am just trying to justify the bikini warrior chick, dunno. I mean, does everybody have to walk around in kevlar and steel plates for the game to be fun? (Oh, gamemaster and Xavier - this is your new GM :nuyen: :nuyen: - i can't find the pword to 3Threes so i had to make a new dumpshock account - let me know what your take is on this) More input please. Somebody put your head on this and try and break or xploit it - see how robust the house rule is. |
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Feb 20 2005, 06:05 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,754 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Modesto, CA Member No.: 6,465 |
So does a high armor rating mean it's more constricting or encumbers them more? Form-fitting 3 offers almost as much protection as a lined coat, yet I doubt it's as constricting. I'd only accept this idea if the whole armor system was different and could accomodate these types of situations. I don't think a "blanket" reduction system like you are proposing would work in current SR without more detail about the armor used. |
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Feb 20 2005, 07:05 PM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
I was specifically thinking that Form Fitting and Second Skin would either be excluded, as they currently are, or count 1/2.
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