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Huh. I was trying to make a joke about Semi-automatic flintlocks, but it turns out Supressed Load Flintlocks were a actually a thing.
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21-Dec-2017 21:20:16
West, last page
I get what you’re saying, HOWEVER, it takes one turn to reload a firelock. This is for game balance. I don’t know if shooting and reloading a firelock multiple times within one turn is a good idea, but we could certainly get around that. For example, if your target is like over a hundred feet away, chances are you’d have more than enough time to fire and reload more than once.
Guns, last page
Exactly, all your points are true. There is indeed quite a lot of extra homework involved in what projectile you’re using, such as what kind of bullet, the shape of the arrowhead, velocity, range, and so on. I decided not to go too much into that, so I felt to leave it out.
Chris,
You may raise any point at anytime. Melees did happen during the Middle Ages, large-scale battles did lead to chaotic fights that lasted up to several hours.
I am a HEMAist, I have been studying and practising historic martial arts for quite a while, albeit not with as much vigour as I would like to.
I was regarding armored combat, not unarmored sword fighting. If you are armored, you can absorb hits while charging, which is why knights did just that. I am assuming your sharing of an anime was a joke, but it did make me chuckle XD Speaking of which, I am unsure if you mean to address with total realism and historicity, or with a context more suitable to RPing.
An UNARMORED sword fight, with multiples, would probably be something like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVBQQ_KDHE&index=6&list
LMUtS78ZxryOQ0UQ1F0JCK2EesyjdnuH4
If you were armored, you could absorb attacks while charging. You can also charge while raising a shield if you had one.
I can’t KISS a realistic combat system. I think you understand this better than I do, so I will leave you to creating your own combat system.
I get what you’re saying, HOWEVER, it takes one turn to reload a firelock. This is for game balance. I don’t know if shooting and reloading a firelock multiple times within one turn is a good idea, but we could certainly get around that. For example, if your target is like over a hundred feet away, chances are you’d have more than enough time to fire and reload more than once.
Guns, last page
Exactly, all your points are true. There is indeed quite a lot of extra homework involved in what projectile you’re using, such as what kind of bullet, the shape of the arrowhead, velocity, range, and so on. I decided not to go too much into that, so I felt to leave it out.
Chris,
You may raise any point at anytime. Melees did happen during the Middle Ages, large-scale battles did lead to chaotic fights that lasted up to several hours.
I am a HEMAist, I have been studying and practising historic martial arts for quite a while, albeit not with as much vigour as I would like to.
I was regarding armored combat, not unarmored sword fighting. If you are armored, you can absorb hits while charging, which is why knights did just that. I am assuming your sharing of an anime was a joke, but it did make me chuckle XD Speaking of which, I am unsure if you mean to address with total realism and historicity, or with a context more suitable to RPing.
An UNARMORED sword fight, with multiples, would probably be something like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVBQQ_KDHE&index=6&list
LMUtS78ZxryOQ0UQ1F0JCK2EesyjdnuH4
If you were armored, you could absorb attacks while charging. You can also charge while raising a shield if you had one.
I can’t KISS a realistic combat system. I think you understand this better than I do, so I will leave you to creating your own combat system.
21-Dec-2017 21:32:26
Chris Cook9
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I would also bring up the concept of KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid). You keep adding more and more content to this system without considering the implications of overloading everyone and most importantly, yourself, with manoeuvres, weapon types, and rules.
I would honestly choose a combat style (Swords for example) focus on that first and then build in stuff like firearms, poison, stealth, traps, etc later when your more comfortable and everyone has gotten to grips with the other stuff. Otherwise you'll find it's impossible for you to enforce the rules and for players to follow exactly what is going on.
Y'know, Yugioh (the card game) actually had this very problem. Their solution? ADD MORE MECHANICS TO MAKE PREVIOUS MECHANICS REDUNDANT. It actually worked out pretty well, from what I hear.
But, for the most part, Azi, I would agree with this. I tried predicting what a bio would look like using your system, but found navigating the thread somewhat difficult to keep track of (as a person with no experience with roleplay combat systems). For example, you mention Endurance Mode on the first page, but there’s no description of it until the second. Your armour section also crosses the page (with one of the armours got chopped at the title), and several other sections are separated mid-sentence by posts.
Maybe you should consider abridging the first page, and perhaps reference a more comprehensive glossary on pages 2-4.
I would also bring up the concept of KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid). You keep adding more and more content to this system without considering the implications of overloading everyone and most importantly, yourself, with manoeuvres, weapon types, and rules.
I would honestly choose a combat style (Swords for example) focus on that first and then build in stuff like firearms, poison, stealth, traps, etc later when your more comfortable and everyone has gotten to grips with the other stuff. Otherwise you'll find it's impossible for you to enforce the rules and for players to follow exactly what is going on.
Y'know, Yugioh (the card game) actually had this very problem. Their solution? ADD MORE MECHANICS TO MAKE PREVIOUS MECHANICS REDUNDANT. It actually worked out pretty well, from what I hear.
But, for the most part, Azi, I would agree with this. I tried predicting what a bio would look like using your system, but found navigating the thread somewhat difficult to keep track of (as a person with no experience with roleplay combat systems). For example, you mention Endurance Mode on the first page, but there’s no description of it until the second. Your armour section also crosses the page (with one of the armours got chopped at the title), and several other sections are separated mid-sentence by posts.
Maybe you should consider abridging the first page, and perhaps reference a more comprehensive glossary on pages 2-4.
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21-Dec-2017 21:40:51 - Last edited on 21-Dec-2017 21:42:16 by Westenev
Then I cannot promise you I'll join this play test, I do wish you luck in the endeavour but there isn't any physical way for me to keep track of everything your introducing into the system. It's already looking to be 40 (80,000 characters) worth of content which is more than most rule sets in Core Pen and Paper and more than 7th Edition Warhammer 40,000 and that's poorly balanced as a result.
I would annie but I am waiting on others
Might make a profile for the Airship game though.
I would annie but I am waiting on others
Might make a profile for the Airship game though.
21-Dec-2017 21:44:00 - Last edited on 21-Dec-2017 21:46:34 by Chris Cook9
Annie1227
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Let's rp!
Y'know, you could post on APTtS if you're THAT bored.
(I would appreciate the heads up if you're planning anything drastic, however)
Let's rp!
Y'know, you could post on APTtS if you're THAT bored.
(I would appreciate the heads up if you're planning anything drastic, however)
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21-Dec-2017 22:00:37
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