tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post8232553342631255404..comments2023-07-01T05:04:43.376-07:00Comments on Really Bad Eggs: Backswords & Bucklers Actual Play ReportBlack Vulmeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-54582537047005287392013-03-14T12:39:17.147-07:002013-03-14T12:39:17.147-07:00Thank you.Thank you.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-15549096651049452422013-03-14T10:59:19.177-07:002013-03-14T10:59:19.177-07:00PDF is free on Lulu, and I can recommend it if you...PDF is free on Lulu, and I can recommend it if you like OSR games, as one of the 5 best ones I'm aware of.AsenRGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548696815567190696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-6070986800423335602013-03-14T10:58:08.347-07:002013-03-14T10:58:08.347-07:00Thank you, and this proves once again I just don&#...Thank you, and this proves once again I just don't get the whole "divide". I mean, I like games that have enough rules to cover multiple situations, but I'd also expect such a ruling in any game that didn't have the situation covered!<br />And I actually ran into this situation in my Backswrods'n'Bucklers one-shot, and gave him a +2 modifier. My reasoning was "same as the opponent having a Dexterity of 3", effectively making him unable to react.<br />Granted, most games have backstab modifiers, but there's always something that comes up. And yes, I'm likely to be the first to suggest a ruling if the Referee is taking up his or her time, but then I'm often among the people with best rule familiarity. <br />And either way, I expect the Referee to make a ruling when necessary. I also expect the Referee not to make rulings when there is a rule already that fits the situation.<br />So, am I in my own Rules-and-Rulings school or what?AsenRGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548696815567190696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-17278764644260657942013-03-12T17:48:20.914-07:002013-03-12T17:48:20.914-07:00Where does one obtain this game?Where does one obtain this game?Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-28968785998174656932013-03-12T11:49:05.936-07:002013-03-12T11:49:05.936-07:00This just resonates with the way I like to play --...This just resonates with the way I like to play -- "Rulings Not Rules," having a small set of broadly applicable, genre-appropriate rules that provide a manageable framework for improvisation, rather than explicit mechanics for every last possibility. <br /><br />Also, for me, the spirit of swashbuckling adventure is better served by a seat-of-the-pants, improvisational GM style working, as the Cap'n said, from the framework of the rules.Matthew Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17343263539473683579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-91860475224276292522013-03-12T10:45:18.803-07:002013-03-12T10:45:18.803-07:00Because typically it's the sort of comment tha...Because typically it's the sort of comment that would arouse all sorts of <i>sturm und drang</i> around place like Big Purple - instead it's offered up as a simple virtue of the system, of not trying to cover every corner case and leaving it to the referee to decide on the fly, working from the framework of the rules.<br /><br />It's a step forward in attitudes.Black Vulmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-88070086655348788112013-03-11T19:09:46.859-07:002013-03-11T19:09:46.859-07:00That's what Mike said in his post as well... I...That's what Mike said in his post as well... I'm curious, why does this ruling attract so much praise? It's consistent and logical, sure, but maybe it's me who's not seeing what makes it praise-worthy.AsenRGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548696815567190696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-52817359139338507302013-03-11T10:08:11.455-07:002013-03-11T10:08:11.455-07:00There are no explicit mechanics for attacking a fl...<i>There are no explicit mechanics for attacking a fleeing but aware opponent, so I just flipped B&B's -4 penalty for attacking invisible opponents around and made it a bonus to hit.</i><br /><br />Love it! Sounds like a great game.Matthew Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17343263539473683579noreply@blogger.com