RoE Optional Damage Rules

[ZzaphodD]

For ranged combat the trade ratio between skill dice and damage dice should depend on both range and situation.

At point blank range the ratio might be 1:1. This would mean that someone not dodging will be in serious danger of getting shot dead right away.

At close range it might be 2:1, medium 3:1 and long 4:1.

Situational modifiers: Stationary target: Ratio drops one level (ie 3:1 becomes 2:1). This is not a target that simply doesnt dodge, but is more or less totally stationary or moving slowly (walking pace) in a straight line.

Sniping Scopes: Here snipers should excel, especially against stationaly or slow moving targets. Dropping the ratio one level in addition to the modifier for being stationary. I dont really have a good idea for a hard rule here though.
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[Bren]

[ZzaphodD]

[Bren]

[ZzaphodD]

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[vanir]

There's an old school RPG special rule on called shots for instakills.

You're allowed.

What the rule doesn't allow for is instakill by proxy, adding damage, etc. to get it. It's a special effect, like the vorpal sword. It effectively defies the concept of hit points and kills by special case RP details (eg. in the case of being used on a player you always get a save vs death magic).
Similarly, any special rules for sniper instakills should defy the concept of character points as a special case, with RP emphasis. A special effect kill, not a magic weapon skill.


That would be the old school way, just sayin.
And that was Jango's kill IMHO.



It's hard to adapt some things to d6 since many old world RPG are d20, ergo the switch to d20 WotC. Still, we love d6 but in our game we do find some things in d20 that fit situations you have to get creative about to replicate in d6. Called shots and special combat effects being one of them.

They're not save based but are skill based and counter roll based, I understand that. Not to say I'd budge as a GM on the special effects emphasis of things like called shots and special combat manoeuvres.
That's just being complacent as a GM, I take it as a challenge, well then I just plain have to get more creative until it works right.

I think what we can do is adapt the smart thinking behind things like the advanced rules for lightsabre forms combat mechanics. Special manoeuvres at higher difficulty, and success then results in limited bonuses.


I personally abhor this rule of a static damage bonus related to CP expenditure in skills. It's counter-intuitive to mature gaming IMHO and more for a youth group excited by extremes.

I think you'd be far better suited developing a special weapon effects system for snipers and experienced combat vets based on increased target difficulties for limited special effects, like +2p to +2D to a roll, or +1D to +3D to an enemy difficulty, double damage rating but in stun damage (which you could follow with a coups de grâs), things like that.

Basically a ranged weapon version of the lightsabre combat styles.

Sorry, don't mean to offend I'm just sayin it straight.
Hey you know and my thinking here is going to make lightsabre vs blaster combat far more compatable.


something like this maybe?

[atgxtg]

[atgxtg]

[Bren]

[jmanski]

This is why I prefer the cinematic approach and try to stray from realism.

In the game the GM should make it as cinematic as possible.
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