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Old 09-16-2010, 12:44 AM   #35
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Default Re: Fan Dungeon for GURPS DF now Up

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Originally Posted by Greg 1 View Post
I didn't think that Phoenix Dragon was suggesting that your model failed. I just read him as pointing out what the model is intended to do - predict the results when everyone is making standard melee attacks. It is great at this and so extremely useful.
A bit of both, I guess. From the few battles I've actually examined afterwards, the model seems to fail pretty severely at predicting what happens in the actual battle. Predicting the results when everyone is just standing there exchanging standard melee attacks with nothing special going on has no real relevance to any reasonable combat. It's another "featureless infinite plain" but with more numbers.

And such unusual differences in action are not just restricted to PCs, either. Enemies have many options available to them, too.
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