Re: [DL] combat system

[matt ryan <mrr15@cornell.edu>]

Morning,

It's funny, but the combat system is one of the things I absolutely love 
about the Deadlands game. It's a welcome refresher after years of the 
disappointing Ars Magica Combat rules.

What is slowing our posse down are the few players that don't understand 
the system well. These two (or three) need it explained to them for every 
slug they fire. After a few blazin' gun fights I've got the system down pat.

My suggestion to our Marshal was to give each player 5 to 10 seconds per 
action to resolve and announce their dice rolls. If it takes anyone longer, 
that player losses his action on account of indecisiveness. This provides 
the impetus for those slow rule learners. I don't know if he'll implement it?

I've got a hand cheat-sheet that someone mailed me that also helps. If 
you're interested send me a private email and I'll fire it your way.

matt


At 10:28 PM 5/18/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I just did a run of Deadlands with a new posse.  They loved everything
>(setting, characters, most mechanics) except for the combat system, which is
>IMNSHO kinda clunky.  Does anybody have some way to speed combat up a bit
>other than the "hits" system used for extras?
>
>May all your journeys end in Jello (or gelatin of some sort)
>
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