(TFT) Re: Gurps as in Burps

["Brett Slocum" <slocum@skypoint.com>]

From: Michael Taylor <MichaelTaylor1@compuserve.com>
> Message text written by INTERNET:tft@brainiac.com
> >That was always my turn off about GURPS and one of the major reasons I 
> stopped playing it. Think about how many things the normal person can do
> in
> 
> "One Mississippi."  In a combat turn, dodge as much as you want, block,
> parry, and ATTACK, I think not. <
> 
> Yeah, I always wondered how GURPS could call itself 'realistic' and have 1
> second turns. I think maybe they got all their advice about what was
> "real" from SCA members....

Well, from my fencing days, I know that a parry and an attack take less than 
one second. Throwing in a block and a dodge is perhaps a bit much.
Also, if you watch Kendo, they can get 2-3 attacks/defenses in one second. 
Jackie Chan has to slow his movements and attacks down so the camera 
can follow it. 

I don't think the one-second turns in GURPS are any less realistic than the 
single attack in 5 seconds that TFT has. That is just way too much time.

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