RE: (TFT) Re: Gurps as in Burps

["grabowski" <grabowskis@earthlink.net>]

I always thought of it as waiting for an opening.  Also typical melee 
warfare of swords, maces, and the like is neither kendo or fencing, as I know 
you know.  I myself always thought 3 seconds would have made GURPS a wee 
bit more realistic if any game (and none can) be realistic when it comes to 
fighting.

 

Yours in Cidri,

Justin


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From: Brett Slocum  


To: tft@brainiac.com 

Sent: 9/4/2001 11:13:21 AM 

Subject: (TFT) Re: Gurps as in Burps





From: Michael Taylor  MichaelTaylor1@compuserve.com  

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   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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