tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041678916387656433.post1372827193368811480..comments2023-11-30T22:09:52.748-08:00Comments on Heroes Against Darkness: Forge Engine combat turns description...Justin Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041678916387656433.post-46356330967054272952014-03-14T02:59:22.673-07:002014-03-14T02:59:22.673-07:00Yes, the dynamics of the Energy are a lot like M:t...Yes, the dynamics of the Energy are a lot like M:tG, except this is more like the potential that each player has in their lands, rather than in creatures in the field of play. <br /><br />When you're outside of combat, your actions are only constrained by your rating in each Attribute and the corresponding Skill.Justin Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041678916387656433.post-49259965101082894902014-03-14T02:58:33.868-07:002014-03-14T02:58:33.868-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Justin Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041678916387656433.post-60533035510192701402014-03-06T12:28:21.818-08:002014-03-06T12:28:21.818-08:00So it sounds like the player can channel their ene...So it sounds like the player can channel their energy into their weapon to do more damage. But at the expense of doing stuff later. That is a very interesting idea. It kinda reminds me of Magic The Gathering, the way you can attack with more creatures but those creatures can not block you next turn (with exceptions), or if you use up all your mana casting stuff you can't counter opponent spells.<br /><br />Are these actions just related to combat or do you have actions that relate to diplomacy, crafting, and stealing stuff?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731604092906518440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041678916387656433.post-77422745487474017572014-03-05T13:01:14.729-08:002014-03-05T13:01:14.729-08:00Hi Jauquine, the actions don't have inherent c...Hi Jauquine, the actions don't have inherent costs, other than movement (one Energy per 5') and minor actions (1 Energy per minor actions). All other actions allow the user to channel a variable amount of Energy through them. As for the equipment, each piece of equipment has an Energy cost for its use, ranging from 1 Energy for automatic pistols to 4 Energy for a great-sword. The user can then channel even more Energy through these to exert more effort, and in doing this they gain the benefit of their trained Skills. So equipment is super easy to make, it's just an Energy cost (that reflects the effort of using the weapon) and then the rating (that reflects the effectiveness of the weapon, so two-handed weapons have a higher rating than single-handed weapons).Justin Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856712873509270368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041678916387656433.post-15217845481297537642014-03-05T10:47:05.613-08:002014-03-05T10:47:05.613-08:00When the rule book comes out I am guessing we are ...When the rule book comes out I am guessing we are going to have a list of actions with their respective costs, and any caveats attached to those actions.<br /><br />Will you also have a template for user creating actions? Also, will our equipment (swords, guns, magics, ect) affect our action energy? If so, will we have a template for user created equipment?<br /><br />But seriously, this looks really cool and I am looking forward to messing around with it. Do you have a setting already in mind (space, fantasy, western, ect)? Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731604092906518440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041678916387656433.post-17670731959701738702014-02-12T18:44:43.400-08:002014-02-12T18:44:43.400-08:00Aces & Eights just operates in time units call...Aces & Eights just operates in time units called segments, if I remember right, and each activity takes a certain number of segments. So it's real-time, the GM starts counting up at 0, each person announces their action and when the corresponding number of segments pass (e.g. maybe 5 to drop to the floor, 3 to draw a knife, 8 to draw a sword) the action completes and they can declare a next action. Very free-form, but it looks too complicated to me.EsauCairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713328092493991849noreply@blogger.com