RE: [GZG] Re: FMARPG [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

One of the strengths of the FMA suite of games is vertical integration
(up
to a point).  Few systems can handle going from RPG scale to squad scale
to
battalion scale with so few rule changes.  Most of them break down as
soon
as you introduce vehicles to the mix (d20 Starwars and d20 Dragonstar
had
major problems with this).  Palladium/RIFTs wasn't too bad, but got a
bit
silly in places (PCs able to survive getting hit with tank main guns,
etc).

One thing that becomes noticible when roleplaying; if the combat system
can
easily cripple or kill you, the players try to avoid combat and minimise
their die rolling the more they get attached to their characters.  

I beta-tested a new system last weekend (SIL-RPG - www.2ndpass.com ) and
the
combat system is very lethal as they wanted to encourage roleplaying
(although I did manage to break it for combat - a PC that could survive
a
.50 cal without bodyarmour).

I have a bit of time atm, before I find out if I get several campaign
admin
positions (Ratik Triad for Living Greyhawk and Invisible King for Living
Arcanis), so I might go back and clean up the rules set.  I need to add
things like MAJOR SUCCESS effects to the skill checks and similar
things.

Brendan
'Neath Southern Skies
http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernsk/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Casquilho
> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:42 AM
> Subject: [GZG] Re: FMARPG [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
> 
> I hope this does not offend, but I do not understand the need 
> to tie in FMA to the RPG level play. I have done a d20 to 
> Stargrunt level tie in a few times and had no issues. Now to 
> be fair I, as GM, did fudge a few rolls when I did not want 
> the Characters to die, but that happens in any RPG. I did not 
> feel the need to have the RPG characters somehow match the 
> units Stargrunt rules etc.
> 
> Just curious to the thinking here. 
> 
> dafrca

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