Quote:
Originally Posted by Anthony
A GURPS turn is 1s because it's defined that way, but you'll get a lot fewer improbable results if you change it to 2s.
|
Of course.
Which is why I (house) rule: about one second. It remains one second ... plus or minus some tenths and hundredths. It just remains vague to avoid endless discussions about the real ability of an average man without training to run 5 yards from standing still in just one second, as noted by Varyon above, to draw a sword from his scabbard while a trained warrior will just have the time to slash him once with his knife, and so on.
It’s just a gameable second to allow each character to take one action which lasts approximately the same time in reality … but just approximately.