tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post2239408580977626599..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Personality ConflictsTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-75957059525205768562009-12-03T00:29:42.390-08:002009-12-03T00:29:42.390-08:00On mechanics: Combat in Icar is insanely fast. I d...On mechanics: Combat in Icar is insanely fast. I don't give players loads of time to mull over their moves. They have to decide, good or bad. Given there is normally at least 4 of them, they have plenty of time to think up their actions and then act.<br /><br />One way to improve the amount of debate is to carefully balance the character so that they do have different philosophies or points of view on things. Not so much that the group splits up - just enough to make it interesting.<br /><br />On reward: I also award for effort of the player, regardless how skilled the effort is.Rob Langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377928640392467606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-28559650946081598592009-12-02T15:03:30.296-08:002009-12-02T15:03:30.296-08:00You could certainly go longer... I kept this post ...You could certainly go longer... I kept this post system-neutral, but I'm planning another on some OD&D social conflict rules.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-36499027313372247742009-12-02T14:11:34.916-08:002009-12-02T14:11:34.916-08:00In my case, I make social conflict mechanics long...In my case, I make social conflict mechanics longer, and as intersting (or attempt to) as physical combat. A player has the same choices round to round, in the few good men example the player could play it safe and try and coax information out of Nicholson or he could go for the high risk and try to agitate him into losing it.<br /><br />And to see if he succeeds is the point of the roll, its no a high tension without risk of failure, objective risk.Zzarchovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714805545939725730noreply@blogger.com