Re: Studying an opponent and Omega Strikes

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Erol K. Bayburt  <ErolB1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Has anyone played, or even heard of, a combat system where "studying
>an opponent" works as a short term combat tactic? Where the longer a
>character fights an opponent (or observes an opponent being fought)
>the bigger the bonus the character has to hit that opponent?

Torg:Orrorsh had the "Perseverence" mechanic but it was for a bit
longer timescale than what you're describing here.  You gained
points by researching a monster or by having inconclusive encounters
with it, and eventually ac***ulated enough points to buy your way
to a combat victory.  I don't know how well it worked in play as
our encounter with the basic Torg mechanics was disasterous.

>This could also reduce the power of surprise, and might encourage the
>sort of "omega strike" tactics seen in cinematic combats. Instead of
>leading off with their best attacks as "alpha strikes," combatants
>would exchange shots while saving their best, "special" attacks for as
>long as possible to maximize their effectiveness - using them as what
>I call "omega strikes" by analogy to the standard real-world tactic of
>opening with alpha strikes. 

>Thoughts?

Nice idea!  It would seem a natural fit with Feng Shui.

You'd have to be very careful to make sure all characters need this
kind of ramp-up, because anyone who could find a way to be fully
effective early on would go through the opposition like a hot
knife through butter.

Mary Kuhner mkkuhner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]