RE: (TFT) Dexterity Problem in TFT

["Eric Coles" <eac42@columbia.edu>]

There's an old not-joke in the fencing community "Who does the finest
swordsman in France fear most?  Not the second finest swordsman in France,
but the worst.  Because he doesn't know what the idiot will do."  The
comments below are sooo true, and one of the many reasons I basically stick
with TFT combat rules, though I also tweak them a bit.  The other aspect I
always liked was the easy fatality.  Combat is potentially hazardous to your
health.  An awareness of that leads, I believe, to better role playing among
other virtues.  

Best,

Eric   

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From: tft-admin@brainiac.com [mailto:tft-admin@brainiac.com] On Behalf Of
Todd Roseberry
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 5:46 PM
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Subject: Re: (TFT) Dexterity Problem in TFT

David wrote:

"It's a sickness really.  More a compulsion."

This is so true, and we all have the disease. I have seen this in numerous
wargame rules and we constantly hammer WotC for what the have
done....continue to do to D&D. Really, we aren't all that different- ours
variants just don't get published and we don't make gajillion dollars.

Is the DX defense issue a "problem"? Probably. It is one thing that comes up
time after time after time... If it didn't come up so much, it might be
dismissed. Is it one that can be handled without altering the rules? I think
so. It just requires good tactics and good judgment in light of the
significant danger involved in combat. The chances of getting slain by a
nobody makes one play more carefully. Neil would probably confirm that no
matter how good you are at martial arts, no matter how trained you are,
someone can always get you...especially if you get cocky and underestimate
your opponent. That's my experience anyway.

Aidan
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