RE: Millennium's End, and that combat problem?

[vaardvark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

lurking...ha i call it minimizing my embarrassment. will agree with my wife some times i just sound plain goofy! (my reply well, you said i was goofy before you married me!)

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> ** Original Subject: RE: Millennium's End, and that combat problem?
> ** Original Sender: "Matt_Da_Mann Lennane" <cheesebored@hotmail.com>
> ** Original Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 06:23:08 -0500

> ** Original Message follows... 

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> The common problem that I have with, getting players to play ME, is that 
> they think that the "Combat" side of things, is kind of slow?

Combat took me a while to get used to it and understand it.

I guess I am used the the ADND style rules.
1. Fumble charts... had to make my own...(still say accidents happen) [I rely heavily on middle earth rules fumble charts]
2. I like the idea that a low level peon can kill a high level/ experience character...( my players find it distressing some times)
3. Realistic rules lawyers, the problem I have is being a (engineering type) I have to agree if a person states I do this XXXXX, common since states YYYYYY should happen.... which throws my plan ZZZZZ right out the window. ( Me and my players don't always see eye to eye. what is obvious to me is sometimes impossible for them.)
4. Having a 22 year Army Vet. as a player causes problem's and makes it easy. If he cant figure a way out, they can always call Atlanta for advice/help. [dead cell phone battery?, bad reception building blocking satellite?] 
5.  what is the chance that the gun you have been dragging through 4 feet of mud and swamp, getting lost or better players saw guard,drew 9mm, fired(or tired to, do guns operate effectively with mud in the barrel, my player still look at me funny if that subject comes up. [ bullet is a hundreth of a inch smaller than the groves in the barrel, not add a piece of dirt wedged in grooves.


well enuf rambling

Dave

Dat crazy Aardvark

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