Entering A Hex With A Body

[Dave Crowell]

I would vote to keep some rule for a fallen body in a hex causing an impediment.

Pyratejohn's suggested wording in the post directly above seems quite reasonable to me.

[CardDiceian]

I think it's important that bodies are a hazard of some kind. However that ends up being handled in the new rules.

[Soyt Gose]

Originally Posted by Steve Jackson

Long story short: as I demonstrate the game to new people, I begin to feel that the current rule (3/DX roll to remain standing if you enter a hex with a fallen character) is annoying and reduces the fluidity of combat.

Would it be overreaction to strike it completely? I could turn it into a DX+4 or so roll, so you USUALLY don't fall down. Or I could just nuke it, and let the players dance freely among the bodies.

If you give me a howitzer on this, make it short and explain why it will speed play.

I can't remember the specific rule, and my 40-ish-year-old copy of the rules is at home, but I like the rules that add strategy to the combat as opposed to mere dice-rolling competitions. That said, it wouldn't be over-reacting to eliminate the rule for an uninhibited person advancing forward into a hex with a body in clear view as opposed to someone who is engaged in combat or stepping sideways or backwards into the hex.

I hope it's not a "Howitzer" aside to say something about this thread reminds me of the pile of dead bards in "Dorkness Rising."