[UA] Unsuck

[Royal Minister of Stuff]

yeah, I pretty much abandon initiative in my games,
too. I either use the: go around the table in the
order you're seated method 

or the whoever says something interesting is the
person who we'll focus on next method.

I never said I was a GOOD GM.

--- Liam Routt <liam at routt.net> wrote:
> Chris Milne wrote:
> > IMUAC, I've also changed the initiative system,
> ...
> > Essentially, I've abandoned it. Everyone acts
> simultaneously 
> > unless they're in a one-on-one fight.
> ...
> > By knocking 10% off the 
> > appropriate skill for that round, they get to go
> first, unless 
> > someone else does the same.
> 
> I like this a lot. It gets rid of a whole "layer" of
> rolls in combat,
> which seems to be the point.
> 
> On the other hand it sort of ignores the Speed stat,
> which is obviously
> not the intent of the system (the idea seems to be
> that the stats each
> have a game function).
> 
> So I might add in something like... If someone has
> twice the speed of
> their opponent they get the same benefit they would
> from taking a 10%
> penalty. If they have three times their oppoinent's
> speed, they get the
> equivalent of a 20% bonus, etc. [all for the
> purposes of initiative only]
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Liam
> --
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