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Old 07-26-2010, 11:46 AM   #3
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Default Re: Keeping the story alive, despite combat

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Originally Posted by Anaraxes View Post
Also, remember that combat can also be described in an entertaining fashion, not just recitation of maneuvers and addition of modifiers.
I agree; it's all in the GM's description. When a PC attacks an enemy I'd never say "you shoot the bandit", I'd say something like "Your arrow thunks solidly into the bandit's side. He clutches at the shaft as he sags to the ground."
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