tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post6779630003816936561..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: O Shame! - D20 Star Wars (Part 3)JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-17841447949405709672010-02-20T18:52:35.202-08:002010-02-20T18:52:35.202-08:00Excellent post/observation. I'd love to see mo...Excellent post/observation. I'd love to see more license systems embrace this concept. <br /><br />P.S. I was just teasing about the small type, but I'm glad it's a little more readable again. ;)Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-12635263691306140012010-02-19T13:54:51.862-08:002010-02-19T13:54:51.862-08:00Was there ever a greater setting more appropriate ...<i>Was there ever a greater setting more appropriate for a "level up" game than Star Wars?</i><br /><br />I nominate <i>The Matrix</i>. Especially if they ever get around to making a couple of sequels.rainswepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165059567790555748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-40863893752516100822010-02-19T12:34:17.681-08:002010-02-19T12:34:17.681-08:00You know how some people like combat "realism...You know how some people like combat "realism" in a game, and that usually translates to something very deadly and very slow at the table (two separate problems here). <br /><br />At first, I want lightsaber combat to be really deadly because the weapons seem deadly. If you look at what happens in the films, anytime someone gets cut by a lightsaber he usually dies or loses a limb. <br /><br />But I just realized something - all the lightsaber pracitioners fight defensively ALL THE TIME. <br /><br />They toss out feints and attacks but the other guy seems to always block. They always deflect blaster shots. <br /><br />And that makes sense, if the weapon is so deadly and yet has such great defensive capability. You'd want to live as long as possible, so you'd always be blocking rather than attacking to full potential, especially against other lightsabers. <br /><br />Which means if your rule system allows for defensive fighting (taking points off attack in exchange for adding them to defense) then lightsaber battles don't need special rules. You just need to say that the wielder is able to fight defensively against energy attacks (which you probably can't do wit a metal sword or something), and give it a really high base damage. <br /><br />Sure you can play a Jedi who doesn't fight defensively. But you'll very quickly get injured by things. And if you fight normally against a Jedi who fights defensively, you might hit him slightly more often but he'll hit you a LOT more often. <br /><br />Anyway. Defensive lightsaber as a standard style. Had to get that out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-48616682760399543392010-02-19T12:25:50.297-08:002010-02-19T12:25:50.297-08:00I'm not quite ready to say that the D20 Saga E...<i>I'm not quite ready to say that the D20 Saga Edition is better than WEG Star Wars 2nd Ed., but the two are drawing closer together.</i><br /><br />Just so you know, WotC <i>Star Wars</i> = Dark Side. ;)thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com