Comments on: Action!

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:44:13 +0000

@Jonathan: Thanks… and no problem. I would’ve assumed as much. You’ve always struck me as a pretty conscientious sort.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:07:56 +0000

There's been some concern over at the RPG Bloggers google group that the author's work is being submitted without their consent - so I just want to clarify: Nothing will be published in Open Game Table unless the author releases the material for inclusion in the Anthology. This post was simply submitted for consideration; which is the first step towards identifying the best in RPG blogging. Let me know if you have any questions over at the The Core Mechanic or in the OPEN GAME TABLE google group. I hope that this clears up any confusion you may have.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:57:50 +0000

I'm submitting this post to OPEN GAME TABLE for consideration because... its awesome!

By: TheLemming

TheLemming — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:09:53 +0000

You can check the rules out at http://d20srd.org – most of the unearthed arcana went into the SRD – and the whole action points section is online there!

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By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:22:55 +0000

@Lemming: Thanks for the correction, then. I might need to track down a copy of that, now that the 3.5 books are going cheap.

@ScottM: Someone in Chatty’s thread had proposed a parallel system of “Style Points” — I like to keep the bookkeeping simple though. There was also a mention of another game in which the GM could force the player to explain an action in more detail by handing out an action point, which is an option I’m considering taking up.

By: ScottM

ScottM — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:13:37 +0000

I like this implementation, though I admit that I’m not sure I’d use action points as the driver. Though, if I’m playing D&D (rather than Spirit of the Century or Adventure, which have this idea built in) I can’t think of a better substitution and suspect it’d grow into a whole subsystem if I let it.

Sounds like it’s time to playtest it.

By: TheLemming

TheLemming — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:28:43 +0000

Sorry edit function is broken here at work… *cough*

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/adventuring/actionPoints.htm – I remembered Unearthed Arcana was incorporated into the d20srd – and even the whole actionpoints section can be found there.

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By: TheLemming

TheLemming — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:27:00 +0000

Hey Scott,
they were optional as everything in Unearthed Arcana – but still official (Wizards) material – still the options were a lot more and I think the system is more in the fluff direction than the current one – which is less fluff.

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By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:38:10 +0000

I never picked that one up. But I was under the impression that Unearthed Arcana was a book of optional rules. (Well, all rules are optional. Read “rules that aren’t necessarily expected to be part of a regular D&D game,” I suppose.)

If 3.5 did incorporate action points into its official system, I stand corrected.

I do seem to recall something similar in 2e, although I’m not sure whether that was from an optional sourcebook or from our group’s house rules.

By: TheLemming

TheLemming — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:28:46 +0000

“Officially including them is a first for D&D, though, and a welcome one.”

While I think it’s a great addition, I have to say even from the offical materials available, this has been introduced in a (not 100% similiar) way back with Wizards official material Unearthed Arcana (check page 122 if you got a copy). If I remember it correctly the idea itself has been around in non-core material before as well.
The approach (for the 3.5 system) was adding a smaller die (1d6-3d6) to make sure you got a better chance for a higher outcome, or ignore the miss chance with blind figthing for one round or … Monte did an outstanding job on the book and I hope you give it credit here . [for me it is and was the best approach to action points so far]

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