tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post5565797912125472283..comments2024-03-25T21:52:03.310-05:00Comments on Hill Cantons: Alternative Classic Traveller CombatChris Kutalikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-61064905415427321332015-05-30T16:59:14.159-05:002015-05-30T16:59:14.159-05:00The lethality of combat is one more reason it'...The lethality of combat is one more reason it's a thinking man's game. The better to emulate the books that inspired it. Earl Dumarest, for one, avoided fights when possible. Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-87651353111739046532013-11-25T11:15:48.861-06:002013-11-25T11:15:48.861-06:00shotguns are for hicks
As a hick who primarily pla...<i>shotguns are for hicks</i><br />As a hick who primarily plays with hicks, shotguns have been extremely common in my games that have firearms.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745062840676790649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-73372324238059788342013-11-24T22:04:42.197-06:002013-11-24T22:04:42.197-06:00Oh, very nice! I‘ll be keeping hold of this one.
...Oh, very nice! I‘ll be keeping hold of this one.<br /><br />And as I recall, our group was reallt big on taking every step to make sure we weren‘t shot, before even considering pulling the trigger.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009433185355976238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-50234273237700488702013-11-22T08:08:10.927-06:002013-11-22T08:08:10.927-06:00Yup, it was a blood fest, in fact Striker toned do...Yup, it was a blood fest, in fact Striker toned down the casualty count somewhat!Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230631364253238804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-45165202943416242182013-11-21T20:28:17.256-06:002013-11-21T20:28:17.256-06:00Yes all applied at once, thus the lethality.Yes all applied at once, thus the lethality.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-51053744120025629552013-11-21T19:46:25.036-06:002013-11-21T19:46:25.036-06:00Thanks for the response, I was just curious, I loo...Thanks for the response, I was just curious, I looked around a little on line, and everyone talks about how lethal CT combat was; not my experience at all.<br /><br />I re-read the rules based on things I had seen on line, and it looks like we applied damage wrong. It says each die is a wound and may be applied as desired, but the first wound is handled differently and is applied entirely to a random stat, Since it had just said each die is a wound we assumed it meant the first die, but I think it means all 4D in the case of a shotgun for example (is that the way you played it?). <br /><br />Looks like most of the weapons do a die more damage than I remembered too. Although we tended to use SMG (3D-3) and various pistols. We were stupid high school boys (shotguns are for hicks and magnum pi uses a pistol, lasers can't hit due to reflect armor) Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08864993221502918896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-89083407154717886682013-11-21T19:14:10.211-06:002013-11-21T19:14:10.211-06:00Oh man that sounds really ideal. I probably will p...Oh man that sounds really ideal. I probably will post my slimmed down Striker-meets-my-Feudal Anarchy rules tomorrow. Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-44552166513429618912013-11-21T16:28:18.073-06:002013-11-21T16:28:18.073-06:00At the time we got into it we were all twenty some...At the time we got into it we were all twenty something army guys and yes there were allot of heavy weapons involved, we also tended to play out our battle portions with Striker, sort of role play before the miniatures war game approach. Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230631364253238804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-13607969915779812502013-11-21T11:33:41.043-06:002013-11-21T11:33:41.043-06:00We never had anyone die, or really come that close...We never had anyone die, or really come that close to it, that I remember.<br />The way I remember combat, you subtracted damage from the first 3 stats. If they all reach 0 you die. If one reached 0 you fell un-conscious. The first die must be subtracted from one stat after, the first die, you could divide it up any way you wanted. Most weapons did like 2 or 3 d6 unless you got the heavy weapons. Is this the way you guys played it? Did they face guys with heavy weapons a lot? We normally had like 21-27 total in the first 3 stats.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08864993221502918896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-53111909961484818712013-11-21T09:55:55.983-06:002013-11-21T09:55:55.983-06:00Yeah Marc Miller was not known for his sentimental...Yeah Marc Miller was not known for his sentimentality, Classic Traveller was always a bloody a fare! This looks like it will work <br />for your purposes,<br /><br />This why I switched over to GURPS Traveller your characters can actually get through a campaign lol<br /><br />Don<br />Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230631364253238804noreply@blogger.com