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<P class=sidebar style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>Hi all,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=sidebar style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for engaging with the setting and the system and for your very constructive criticism. Please read on for specific notes and rules changes that will make this game a better one.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=sidebar style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>1.<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> J was right </B>about the general outline of a combat round. The following clarification has been added as a text box in turn based combat. Scene based mass combat remains as played.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=sidebar style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>In <U>turn based combat</U> when a character attacks the opponent can act only in a defensive manner (parry, dodege etc.) but does not get a +1 for defensive actions. If the defender wins no damage is incurred by the attacker. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=sidebar style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>To qualify for the +1 for defensive fighting in turn based combat the character forfeits her action completely.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>2. The ‘graininess’ of WRs for weapons and how this impacts on pistols was discussed. Thanks to the input of Michael and Lev I am able to provide the following:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>*Pistols are rated +1AR at very close ranges, across a typical room about 10 yards. For example a pocket pistol is rated at WR2 when fired at an opponent less than 10 yards away.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>3. On reflection I’m not convinced of the use of climbing to jump on an opponent…</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>4. As commented on by several players time for combat was too long. Allowing for character generation about equivalent to a whole session was taken up by the Black Bull Brawl. In an attempt to shorten combat the number of Clipped and Hurt boxes has been reduced. I have decided to hold off any ‘stacking’ of wound box penalties (except the second injured) given how potent each -1 is.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>5. The cost of a conscience point for weapons not taken as aspect or extra did not raise eyebrows at the first session, but did spark discussion the second time around. I suspect that if I had done a better job of bringing this to people’s attention during character generation (as I did in the first session) this would not have been a problem. Should this get to publication a text box in the rules is already there to alert players. Anyway, conscience points should be easy to earn <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">and </I>easy to spend so overall gains are slow. Any comments welcome.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>One solution might be to include a weapon just as clothes are included, but this amounts to a measly 1 rank more than the 24 ranks starting characters already have, and hardly seems worth the extra complication. What about thoroughly non-combative characters who are more likely in this setting than many others? In the end I have <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">not</B> used this solution.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>I have decided that once paid for a temporary item lasts to the end of a Chapter (about one to two sessions) not just a scene.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>6. Lev’s comments on a default system have been noted. I have always found such systems clumsy in play and am reluctant given the broad background knowledge and expertise included in GTC skills. In Fate a lot of the ‘work’ that would be done by a default system is covered by Rnk-X, Conscience, and Aspects.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>However, I think <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Lev’s point is especially valid for </B>the swinging or firing of weapons (as opposed to other uses of weapon skills). Still got my thinking cap on for this problem.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>7. Finally, I apologise for my foggy headedness last session that caused all the +1’s and -1’s of combat to tie my head in knots. By way of (piss-weak) excuse I was a little sleep deprived and overheated. Perhaps we need a better way of tracking all those plusses?</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Anyway hope all had/will have a good festive holiday of choice<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>;)</FONT></SPAN></P>
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