[UA] Unsuck

[James O'Rance]

holycrow at mindspring.com said:

 >>>Currently GMCs go on their Speed, either as a success or as a fail.  
This saves the GM a LOT of die rolling, but it's also pretty bogus that all 
GMCs are either absurdly, reliably fast or absurdly, predictably slow.<<<

Not necessarily - have some GMCs with low Speed scores but "successful" 
initiaves, and vice-versa. Thus the predictability will be a lot less 
noticeable - the reaction times of GMCs will be less extreme.

Hopefully there's some kind of justification when the GM decides which GMCs 
are successful and which aren't, anyway. Maybe such-and-such a fellow is 
known for being slightly hesitant, but is quick as a fox. Maybe Zeke always 
reacts quickly, if only to trip over his own feet.

With recurring GMCs, I'd vary their success/failure in initiative from time 
to time. If Eponymous has been having a really bad day, he might have a 
Failed initiative for once.

I like not having to roll these things. I like being able to decide them 
beforehand and then just check the bit of paper when I need to. Games run 
more quickly, and (for me) are more fun when players make most of the rolls 
(one reason why I like TWV and WotC's Saga, among others).

 >>>GMs, on the other hand, also have the option, so they can control the 
pace of the combat.  If it's a 1-on-1, they can roll to draw it out and 
increase the drama.  If it' 3 PCs vs 8 goons, the goons can all act on half 
their Speed.<<<

If it's a one-on-one and you want to make things less certain, the GMCs 
could just roll for initiative as a normal PC. That seems easier.

Still, I've certainly run less UA combat than most people here, so I might 
be out of my tree.

BTW, I basically use UA combat for my convention Cthulhu games. Naturally, 
it's a bit deadlier, but that's as it should be.

Cheers,

James O’Rance
“Divine being creates petting zoo. It gets out of hand.”
- The Bible (summarised by John W. Mangrum)

http://www.geocities.com/dragon-dreamer/



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