[UA] UA Larp (was no subject)

[James O'Rance]

"Timothy Toner" <thanatos at interaccess.com> said:

 >>>Of course, the lack of 'furious action' will hurt any UA LARP, since the 
alternative is, well, icky<<<

Some things have to be abstracted for safety and playability. Regarding 
combat and death, I prefer very fast mechanics - "Okay, you two are 
fighting. Draw a card. Right, the big guy with the knife will win, and leave 
you bloody on the ground - please act that out so that other people can 
enjoy the spectacle."

Some players will happily act the secene out once you decide upon the 
results. This is entertaining (provided they do so safely) and I try to find 
ways to reward such players.

 >>>or you institute some lame mechanic that penalizes some schools, but not 
others).<<<

There would need to be some way to handle charges, spells and taboos. Once I 
figured out what that was, I wouldn't include schools that broke the "lame 
mechanic". Unfortunately, some things just don't translate well.


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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