RE: FMA DSII+

I agree wholeheartedly with Roger. Brian's system doesn't match SG.
I was just beginning to do what Roger is doing, but I'll wait and see
how
his comes out.
The way I figure it, SG and DS can both use VERY similar rules, with
differences reflecting groundscale and less firefight detail for DS.
Eric

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Roger Books
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 3:09 PM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: FMA DSII+
>
>
> On 24-Sep-01 at 16:59, -MWS- (mshurtleff1@qwest.net) wrote:
> > At 04:46 PM 9/24/2001 -0400, Roger Books wrote:
> > >Yes, I know, DS is already FMA.  I'm talking about dropping
> > >chits and going to a SG style of fire resolution.	Here
> > >are the initial ideas, probably paraphrased out of SG with
> > >minor mods.
> > [snip]
> >
> > Brian Bell has already the conversion - here's the URL:
> >
> >	     http://www.ftsr.org/ds2/techlib/ds2fma.asp
> >
> > I posted a request about a week ago for playtesting feedback on
> his set and
> >  got no response.  As soon as I get less busy, Lonnie & I are
> going to run
> > a  few games using Brian's mods and try them out ourselves.
>
> I looked through his mods and, while they look like they will work,
> have a different feel than the SG system.  He is attempting to
> duplicate the chit draw with dice.  I don't feel that is any more
> realistic, and certainly more complicated that the SG method.
>
> It looks to me that with a little effort DS can be given much
> of the same "look and feel" of SG without damaging the system.
> Brians mods are DS with Dice.  I'm looking for SG in another
> scale, much as the playtest of FMA felt like SG in a bit different
> scale.
>
> Roger (Never Happy)