Re: [DL] keeping players alive

[Brom Clancy <spleen23@webtrolls.com>]

Just a few thoughts,
1) give out chips during combat, especially to the 
players who don't just stand there and spend chips to 
suck up damage while making no attempt to roleplay 
any attempt to not be hit.

2) thier is no rule stating that you can't spend the 
marshall chips to save the players asses, especially 
if you have a NPC do the saveing and spend the chips 
for them rather then the player. It helps if you give 
out a lot of red chips, the players will be reluctent 
to use a red chip to stop a 1 point wound and when 
they do spend them for other things you can restock 
your pot to make up for saveing the players.

3) thier is Mad science armor for those who want to 
wear it, and stapping a pot iron stove lid under a 
poncho is classic western. (would probally only count 
as armor for one shot, or lose a point of armor for 
every shot it takes, cast iron is pretty brittel 
which is why they make thick in the first place.)

4)Fudge your damage dice, subtract a point of wound 
and add a extra die of wind. This keeps damage 
somewhat realistlic but less deadly.

5) Have NPCs join the group for the upcomeing fight 
and let them suck up the worst of the bullets.