View Single Post
Old 11-20-2015, 11:24 AM   #8
Kromm
GURPS Line Editor
 
Kromm's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montréal, Québec
Default Re: Reordering Parries

FWIW, I'm fine with the suggestion re: using an effective Basic Speed that's less than actual Basic Speed for the purpose of the combat sequence. If you have Basic Speed 6.25 and want to act as 6.00 or 4.75 or 1.00, go ahead! You'll be stuck that way for the whole fight (reordering the combat sequence mid-battle creates far more problems than it solves), but it doesn't seem unfair. For added fun, allow this option only to beings that have IQ 6+ and the ability to make their own decisions (i.e., no Reprogrammable or Slave Mentality disadvantages, Charm spells, or other effects that mean all choices are subject to third-party orders instead of left to reflex). That way, fantasy warriors with brains can slow down, let the hordes of skeletons and rats come to them, and react to what they see, while random mindless things always attack pell-mell.
__________________
Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com>
GURPS Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games
My DreamWidth [Just GURPS News]
Kromm is online now   Reply With Quote