Re: (TFT) MA issues, proposed fix

["Jay Carlisle" <Jay_Carlisle@charter.net>]

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From: "PvK"
Subject: Re: (TFT) MA issues, proposed fix


Hi Peter!

> > Well yes but isn't that mostly because many GM's don't count time very
> > accuratly?
>
> No, I think it's because in almost all circumstances, it makes no 
> difference whatsoever, how many seconds something takes, because:
>
> a) Almost all other actions durations are effectively measured in game 
> turns, not minutes or hours, or if they are in minutes, they are really 
> meant to be in blocks of 12 combat turns, if that comes up. Practically 
> every other event is also measured in game turns, not in seconds, so even 
> when accurate timing of events compared to combat matters, it's all on the 
> the same scale of combat turns anyway.

Jobs?
Item creation?
Ageing?

720 Turns per hour is a bit akward I find.

> b) Time spent out of combat tends to be in wishy washy blocks that are 
> much more coarsely measured than seconds. Ok, so it took 5 turns or 25 
> seconds for that fight - now how long does it take to loot the bodies, 
> physick, argue about dividing the loot and what to do next? Way more than 
> the difference caused by any debate about MA per second.

Absolutly.
Now if I've framed things such that the players are up against a deadline 
then this all gets more important the shorter the duration of the timelimit 
the more important these considerations become.
Kindda like a speed run through Death Test.
What are your fewest turns to compleate it? 
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