Re: (TFT) Random thoughts on rpg combat systems.

["Ty Beard" <tbeard@tyler.net>]

Not as far as I know :)

--Ty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Deiker" <ted@jambooks.com>
To: <tft@brainiac.com>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: (TFT) Random thoughts on rpg combat systems.


> Ty -
>
> Personal question:  you're not related to a Molly Beard, are you?
>
> -Ted
>
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <srydzews@ix.netcom.com>
> > To: <tft@brainiac.com>
> >
> >
> >> On Fri, 31 May 2002 04:44:32 -0700 rsmith <rsmith@lightspeed.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> [many interesting things]
> >>
> >> Okay, here's some random thoughts of my own in response.  I do have a
> > nice, concise thought on the longbow situation, but I'll put that in
another
> > post, so it doesn't get lost in these musings:
> >>
> >> Regarding what TFT is and should be, I'd like to say that TFT is many
> > things to many people.
> >> Me, I'm a wargamer at heart.  My players tend that way too.  To me, the
> > storytelling is
> >> secondary.  It's not trivial, but it's secondary.  The genius of TFT is
> > that it has tactical
> >> richness (compared to most RPG's) but with reasonable speed--which is
why
> > I prefer
> >> it to GURPS.  GURPS adds a lot of complexity, which may or may not mean
> > added 'realism'
> >> or interesting game choices, but often doesn't.  (Speaking in general,
not
> > at GURPS specifically.)
> >
> > I agree with you. I like TFT for 2 reasons. First, the tactical combat
> > system outshines any other RPG -- despite its sometimes annoying flaws.
In
> > my games, the battles are a significant part of the story. I find that
> > "roleplaying" is often overrated myself. After a long week at the
office, I
> > just want to kill something. I have plenty of sophisticated "richness"
in my
> > daily life. I like RPGs to give me an escape, just like a good Bruce or
> > Arnold action flick. TFT does that admirably well.
> >
> > Second, TFT is a fast game to start. A player can create a reasonably
> > well-defined character in about 5 minutes. No other RPG that's worth
playing
> > can do this.
> >
> > These two features offset the myriad of flaws in TFT in my opinion.
> >
> > --Ty Beard
> > =====
> > Post to the entire list by writing to tft@brainiac.com.
> > Unsubscribe by mailing to majordomo@brainiac.com with the message body
> > "unsubscribe tft"
> =====
> Post to the entire list by writing to tft@brainiac.com.
> Unsubscribe by mailing to majordomo@brainiac.com with the message body
> "unsubscribe tft"
=====
Post to the entire list by writing to tft@brainiac.com.
Unsubscribe by mailing to majordomo@brainiac.com with the message body
"unsubscribe tft"