Comments on: “No, Wait…” http://abutterflydreaming.com/2009/07/21/no-wait/ Zen and the Art of Roleplaying Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:37:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott http://abutterflydreaming.com/2009/07/21/no-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-2496 Scott Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:55:29 +0000 http://abutterflydreaming.com/?p=1260#comment-2496 That also seems fair. In the end, I think as long as you apply things consistently (and warn your players ahead of time), it'll work out fine. That also seems fair.

In the end, I think as long as you apply things consistently (and warn your players ahead of time), it’ll work out fine.

]]> By: Ameron http://abutterflydreaming.com/2009/07/21/no-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-2451 Ameron Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:30:42 +0000 http://abutterflydreaming.com/?p=1260#comment-2451 One of the tips we've found useful is the "Too Bad" rule (as outlined in <a href="http://dungeonsmaster.com/2009/02/speeding-up-your-game/" rel="nofollow">Speeding Up Your Game</a>.) When your turn is over you clearly announce you're done and the game moves on. If you think of something afterwards and say "No, wait..." we say "Too bad." It seems harsh, but we felt it was more important to keep things moving than to stop every time someone has a "No, wait..." moment. It didn't take too many sessions before people were sure of their actions before they said their turn was over. Of course changing you mind mid-action hasn't been handled so rigidly. We try to accommodate when possible, but lately we've been living with the bad decisions. So if you didn't move to flank when you could have the player usually just says oh well, my fault for not paying attention I guess I'll have to live with it. I'd be a lot more lenient about it if I was playing with a group of inexperienced players, but my group is pretty hard-core so this rule has been accepted without too much complaint. .-= Ameron´s last blog: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DungeonsMaster/~3/pdAilvo5A5w/" rel="nofollow">Skill Challenge: Find and Repair the Warforged Scout (Part 1)</a> =-. One of the tips we’ve found useful is the “Too Bad” rule (as outlined in Speeding Up Your Game.) When your turn is over you clearly announce you’re done and the game moves on. If you think of something afterwards and say “No, wait…” we say “Too bad.” It seems harsh, but we felt it was more important to keep things moving than to stop every time someone has a “No, wait…” moment. It didn’t take too many sessions before people were sure of their actions before they said their turn was over.

Of course changing you mind mid-action hasn’t been handled so rigidly. We try to accommodate when possible, but lately we’ve been living with the bad decisions. So if you didn’t move to flank when you could have the player usually just says oh well, my fault for not paying attention I guess I’ll have to live with it.

I’d be a lot more lenient about it if I was playing with a group of inexperienced players, but my group is pretty hard-core so this rule has been accepted without too much complaint.
.-= Ameron´s last blog: Skill Challenge: Find and Repair the Warforged Scout (Part 1) =-.

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