Re: [DL] Combat streamlining

[Mike j Scofield <reinstag@juno.com>]

On Thu, 27 Jul 2000 01:03:24 -0400 Ross Coburn <coburn@sympatico.ca>
writes:
> 1. Make sure every player has a copy of the Hit Location chart, so 
> they can
> get that done as quickly as possible.

Our posse has always had a kind of designated person who checks location
for everyone's rolls since the chart is on the back of the Marshal's
Screen.

> 2. Save Wind damage for exhaustion and non-lethal combat.  With 
> Vigor rolls
> to keep going, it isn't redundant per se (I like it a lot in 
> theory), but
> it does slow things down a lot.

We've never thought the wind damage from wounds slowed things down... but
if you like it...

> 3. On Hit Location chart, make divisions for left/right arm and leg 
> (as
> I've heard Deputy Seyberth does), so as to avoid an annoying second 
> roll
> when you score on one.

To streamline this, we decided that an even result on the location die
was the right and odd was the left.

>snip< 
> DISCLAIMER:  Am suffering from moderately serious back injury.  Many 
> drugs
> being taken.  Results of which include long, rambling posts, 
> especially the
> last few days.  Now you know.

Hope you feel better soon. I know how you feel.

"As long as there's lead in the air, there's still hope."
             -Texas Ranger D.M. Thomas
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