Re: [dq-rules] Running

[Bruce Probst <bprobst@netspace.net.au>]

On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:00:39 -0400, "Deven Atkinson" <deven@bright.net>
wrote:

>The standard TMR also assumes standard encumberance.  How fast can you move
>with armor, sword, shield and a few days rations?

Well, no it doesn't; the AG loss due to weight carried (which will, in turn,
reduce TMR) takes care of that assumption.

However, I think it would be true to say that TMR assumes basic dodging,
weaving, looking over your shoulder, and generally trying to pay attention
to what's going on around you.

>> We created a rule that allows players to spend a fatigue point and add 2 to
>> their TMR. They can only do this if they are running in a straight line and
>> performing no other actions. We figure the listed TMR on the character sheet
>> is the speed a character can run without severe fatigue loss.

I like the intent of this rule, but I think the approach that I would take
is something like: for every Pulse of extra speed the character wants to put
on, he pays the FT cost for weight carried that's normally spent per hour.
Each different category of exertion is worth an additional "x" hexes of
movement -- perhaps 1 hex for light, 2 hexes for medium, etc.

That actually solves a problem we encountered when trying to figure out how
long someone affected by the Fright Table will actually run.  Based on the
normal FT-loss rules, a moderately-encumbered person could run, flat-out,
for HOURS before collapsing from exhaustion.  That's clearly nonsense; the
application of the above rule (or some variant thereof) makes the flat-out
run much more fatiguing in "real" time.

I don't think it necessarily must be in a straight line, but there should be
a minimum turn rate -- you must move so many hexes forward before being
allowed to change direction, etc.  Also, in a flat-out run you should be
unable to perform any other actions, other than drop things and maybe gasp
out one or two words at a time.

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