tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post114591216704222418..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: RPG Pundit on stuntingJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-1145914288010109012006-04-24T16:31:00.000-05:002006-04-24T16:31:00.000-05:00"That said, I am a fan of Feng Shui's stance on th..."That said, I am a fan of Feng Shui's stance on this - for a certain type of game."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it was the paragraph on Feng Shui that really spoke to me. I felt I needed the rest to give the comment context. Usually I've seen the Feng Shui rules held up as a prototypical form of the Exalted rules. Pundit is the first person I've who differentiates the two in this way.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-1145913560488469492006-04-24T16:19:00.000-05:002006-04-24T16:19:00.000-05:00I agree with the first bit.I have mixed feelings o...I agree with the first bit.<BR/><BR/>I have mixed feelings on the second. I get the impression that he's specifically taking aim at Exalted here. In Exalted, the bonuses you get for stunting are - in most cases - fairly minimal. In any case, his examples don't actually support his point.<BR/><BR/><I>"I do a double backflip before sitting on the toilet to give me a +2D to taking a dump"</I><BR/><BR/>Right. Because that's something you need bonus dice for? Having played Exalted quite a bit, you use descriptive stunts in two cases: when it counts (i.e., when you really need the bonus) and when it would be really cool.<BR/><BR/><I>"I make an exaggerated courtsey when I meet Unimportant NPC x in case I have to get a bonus to my diplomacy check"</I><BR/><BR/>That's fine. You may get pegged as someone who cowtows to nobodies, though. Again, I fail to see his point.<BR/><BR/>The stunt system in Exalted isn't perfect and I could see it might benefit from a "no bonuses if it unnecessarily slows down play" rule, but I don't think that it is nearly as broken as our Uruguayan friend seems to believe it is. <BR/><BR/>That said, I am a fan of Feng Shui's stance on this - for a certain type of game.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319443832578685630noreply@blogger.com