Simplified Combat Resolution
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I don't know if it will work for you in T20, but we developed a fast combat system when we played AD&D. The characters were part of a large group of Viking-type raiders.
When they were raiding a village, for every point of damage one of the PCs did to an opponent, 1 villager not involved in combat with the PCs would die -- this reflected the attacks of the other raiders.
Also, for every point of damage one of the PCs took, one of the other raiders was killed by a villager.
Rather than killing the other combatants, you might use a system where they have taken so much damage, they can't participate in the combat any more.
When they were raiding a village, for every point of damage one of the PCs did to an opponent, 1 villager not involved in combat with the PCs would die -- this reflected the attacks of the other raiders.
Also, for every point of damage one of the PCs took, one of the other raiders was killed by a villager.
Rather than killing the other combatants, you might use a system where they have taken so much damage, they can't participate in the combat any more.
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This is a sollution from my STAR WARS (D6)-days (it helps to have many d6 handy...) :
Each combat round, we rolled 1d6 for each Non-PC-Participant. A '1' for a 'Dad Guy' meant, he took out a 'Good Guy' (low is bad for the players...), a '6' for a 'Good Guy' meant, he took out a 'Bad Guy' (high is good for the players).
To keep this even simpler, you could use one number for all of them. Or use another type of Die-Roll (12 on 2d6, if you want an ever-lasting combat...) for variations. A highly trained combatant would perhaps have a better to-hit chance (say 5 or 6 on 1d6), but that might be too complicated again - the idea was to keep the action running fast...
A 'taken out' combatant didn't necessarily mean a dead combatant, just not combat-ready any more.
Have a nice day,
Aldan Romar
This is a sollution from my STAR WARS (D6)-days (it helps to have many d6 handy...) :
Each combat round, we rolled 1d6 for each Non-PC-Participant. A '1' for a 'Dad Guy' meant, he took out a 'Good Guy' (low is bad for the players...), a '6' for a 'Good Guy' meant, he took out a 'Bad Guy' (high is good for the players).
To keep this even simpler, you could use one number for all of them. Or use another type of Die-Roll (12 on 2d6, if you want an ever-lasting combat...) for variations. A highly trained combatant would perhaps have a better to-hit chance (say 5 or 6 on 1d6), but that might be too complicated again - the idea was to keep the action running fast...
A 'taken out' combatant didn't necessarily mean a dead combatant, just not combat-ready any more.
Have a nice day,
Aldan Romar
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Later,
Scout
Complete Warrior
I know I'll be getting this even if I never play another D&D game again and just play other d20 games.
Later,
Scout
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