Re: Studying an opponent and Omega Strikes

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 18:08:13 -0800, Erol K. Bayburt hath written thusly
(in article <5e7su2hrgo91e61d5di2vafk73d57t5791@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):

> 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?
> 
> I'm thinking that such a system might be a way to use an "experienced
> combatants are hard to hit" mechanic rather than an "experienced
> combatants have a lot of hit points" one, without running into the
> high-variance problem of the former. The first rank-one goblin to
> attack the rank-umpteen StudlyChampion would not have any chance of
> success, due to the StudlyChampion's huge defense bonus, but the
> eleventy-seventh rank-one goblin would have, due gaining a
> countervailing big bonus from having watched the first eleventy-six
> goblins attack and get slaughtered. 
> 
> 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?
> 
> 

ISTR there's a feat in 3.5e D&D supplemental publications that allows 
for studying an opponent in order to receive benefits, but I don't 
recall what source contains it. I see it as a reasonable combat tactic.

- E


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