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kreider204
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A common house rule for running is Pace + 1d4 + 2 - still a bit random, but not so much.
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Thunderforge
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I just thought of another rule we completely ignore (and didn't even realize we were ignoring until recently):
| Quote: | | Replacement Characters: When a character dies, his new hero begins play with half the Experience Points his former hero had (round down). If a character died with 17 Experience Points, for example, his replacement enters play with 8 points. (pg. 37) |
We just always give replacement characters the same amount of XP as their original characters. It's not because we're afraid of party imbalance or anything, we just like to reward people who show up to more sessions to always have more XP. |
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DerFinsterling
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| kreider204 wrote: | | Sean-Khan wrote: | | Unfortunately encumbrance is what makes Str a meaning stat, at least outside medieval -type settings. |
To be clearer, I don't ignore the idea completely - I just sorta eyeball it, keeping in mind the character's Strength, rather than counting up the weight of every tiny object. |
That's how I handle it as well - I only enforce the encumbrance rules in certain situations. Like, the characters have to abandon their horses to explore a cavern. Or they're soldiers about to embark on a patrol into the jungle.
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Rachan
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I think it's randomized to account for small obstacles, your shoes slipping in the dirt, double checking to make sure there's no lead flying first, etc. Making the choice to run has a few more hazards than somewhat-carefully moving your normal speed.
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Calden
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| DerFinsterling wrote: | | kreider204 wrote: | | Sean-Khan wrote: | | Unfortunately encumbrance is what makes Str a meaning stat, at least outside medieval -type settings. |
To be clearer, I don't ignore the idea completely - I just sorta eyeball it, keeping in mind the character's Strength, rather than counting up the weight of every tiny object. |
That's how I handle it as well - I only enforce the encumbrance rules in certain situations. Like, the characters have to abandon their horses to explore a cavern. Or they're soldiers about to embark on a patrol into the jungle. |
I usually encourage my players to buy backpacks. Their weight allowance then only really governs their main equipment, like weapons and armour, and unless they are caught by surprise, or have to be carrying their backpacks into the fight, they are assumed to have dropped the pack before getting into a scrap. Even then I let them ditch the pack as a single Action, allowing them to retrieve it easily at the end of combat in most situation. |
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tylermo
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Since 2004 I have ignored all of the written rules. Utter crap.  I think I got my copy of the rules from a box of Cracker Jacks. In all seriousness, there's not much I don't like. If I think of something, I'll get back to you. |
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Clint
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| SavageGamerGirl wrote: | Ok, ok, fine...
Running.
I don't like the random d6 extra distance for running.
If you're jogging, skip-stepping, keeping low, etc., then I can understand a randomized distance for moving.
But, IMO, there should be a set amount for an all out straight sprint with little thought to defense and all thought to speed.
HOWEVER, I'm going to run the rules as written to see if I can live with the randomized speed before I decide whether or not to nix it. Ergo, my initial sentence still stands.  |
| Rachan wrote: | | I think it's randomized to account for small obstacles, your shoes slipping in the dirt, double checking to make sure there's no lead flying first, etc. Making the choice to run has a few more hazards than somewhat-carefully moving your normal speed. |
What he said. It's not about a straight out sprint; it's about trying to move fast in the middle of a combat or chase where the character could get distracted, tripped up, etc.
It's also about game play. There's little to no tension to being able to automatically run X distance without any chance of "failure." A random roll adds the tension of "Will I make it to the bomb, enemy, last Mountain Dew, etc. in time???"
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77IM
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Some more:
- We reduce cover modifiers for your own allies (if your path is fully blocked by an ally it's maybe a -1). This way the melee guys and ranged guys can cooperate rather than interfering with each other.
- We don't give a gang-up bonus for Shaken characters.
- We don't require Tricks to be done at melee range.
- We allow any combo of hindrances, up to 4 points' worth (so, 2 major or 4 minor).
I guess our group mostly follows the rules that are there and is more into adding/modifying rules.
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jpk
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Well, we generally never remember to treat people as cover unless someone's pulling a human shield trick. We've not decided to ignore it, we just never think of it.
Freaky, but true. |
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Bavix
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:03 am Post subject: What?!?!? |
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| 77IM wrote: |
- We don't give a gang-up bonus for Shaken characters.
-- 77IM |
Oh crap... We've NEVER let Shaken characters add to gang-up bonuses. Don't tell me we've been houseruling this and didn't realize it? |
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newForumNewName
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:51 am Post subject: Re: What?!?!? |
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| Bavix wrote: | | 77IM wrote: |
- We don't give a gang-up bonus for Shaken characters.
-- 77IM |
Oh crap... We've NEVER let Shaken characters add to gang-up bonuses. Don't tell me we've been houseruling this and didn't realize it? |
OK. I won't tell you.
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Borias
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:05 am Post subject: Re: What?!?!? |
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| Bavix wrote: | | 77IM wrote: |
- We don't give a gang-up bonus for Shaken characters.
-- 77IM |
Oh crap... We've NEVER let Shaken characters add to gang-up bonuses. Don't tell me we've been houseruling this and didn't realize it? |
Don't feel bad, we've never done it either. I'm not sure any of us have ever moved 1/2 pace while shaken either... |
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Thunderforge
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| jpk wrote: | | Well, we generally never remember to treat people as cover unless someone's pulling a human shield trick. We've not decided to ignore it, we just never think of it. |
Huh, didn't know this was a rule. In that other system, it isn't, so we just assumed it was the same. Guess that's another rule we ignore. |
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AlienMasters
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| Calden wrote: | | I usually encourage my players to buy backpacks. Their weight allowance then only really governs their main equipment, like weapons and armour, and unless they are caught by surprise, or have to be carrying their backpacks into the fight, they are assumed to have dropped the pack before getting into a scrap. Even then I let them ditch the pack as a single Action, allowing them to retrieve it easily at the end of combat in most situation. |
Aye same here on the backpacks, Calden. I can tell you from personal experience that this is the way infantry soldiers on patrol deal with all the weight they have to carry when contact is made - drop the pack! Modern day military backpacks have quickrelease tabs for this purpose, so in those settings dropping those should probably be a free action. Another 'real life' consideration in these situations is that the backpacks can even be used for light cover if there is no better option nearby.
For the main thread topic: We use the rules as written in the core rules in all the cases mentioned in this thread. The one rule intentionally ignored in all my Savage games is Experience. Instead, every attending player gets one advance for their PC at the start of every session. Advances and Ranks work exactly as written otherwise. In my college days of gaming all week long that might have been too fast character progression, but nowadays we game once a week at best. Starting the session by picking an advance helps players to review their characters and have their abilities fresh in their mind for the session, and gives an immediate sense of accomplishment for the session. It's our FFF houserule that avoids unneeded arbitration and paperwork, and keeps the main characters of the story moving along.
After all, heroes getting better at doing stuff is a central component to many epic tales, and often as important a part of the story as 'the main plot' itself. 
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Lysander
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I run as GM that all players have No Mercy for free (not sure if this counts). That way, they can bennie a bad damage roll if it seems warranted. But then again, so can the GM...
(Anything I can to to pull bennies out of them..., you'd think they were astral diamonds or something...)
I combine Climb and Swim into 'Athletics' (Not sure it that counts either...) |
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Lord Lance
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:23 am Post subject: |
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| 77IM wrote: | - We don't give a gang-up bonus for Shaken characters.
- We don't require Tricks to be done at melee range. |
Yeah, we do that too.
@AlienMasters: nice trick the backpack dropped and used like a last-hope cover...
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Clint
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:50 am Post subject: |
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| 77IM wrote: | | - We don't require Tricks to be done at melee range. |
Oddly enough, neither do the actual rules.
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screenmonkey
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:47 am Post subject: |
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We ignore the "no you don't get to roll for xp with your left over bennies at the end of the session" rule. 
My players played too long with it and it's just too damn fun to not roll for xp at the end of the session. |
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Clint
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:23 am Post subject: |
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| screenmonkey wrote: | | We ignore the "no you don't get to roll for xp with your left over bennies at the end of the session" rule. |
Is it possible to ignore the non-existence of something?
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JmOz01
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| screenmonkey wrote: | We ignore the "no you don't get to roll for xp with your left over bennies at the end of the session" rule.
My players played too long with it and it's just too damn fun to not roll for xp at the end of the session. |
I modded that one so that you get to roll while NOvice rank. |
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