eliovson@aecom.UUCP (06/08/84)
I hope I don't get some people upset by this, but-- > 1 SEGMENT == 6 seconds > 1 ROUND == 10 SEGMENTS == 60 seconds == 1 minute > 1 TURN == 10 ROUNDS == 10 minutes Steve, Russell Shilling is 100% correct. I'm on the fencing team at my school- do you know how long an entire match takes- at the most??? 5 big whopping minutes, period. The match is over after one person recieves 5 touches- on the average, a skilled match takes no longer than 2-3 minutes. Within that time range one can make an attack (lunge, parry, repost) every *SEGMENT* !! On the other hand, in fencing we are talking about protected tips of swords and light nylon suits- so yes, you are not totally incorrect. I'd like to suggest the following compromise so that this really neat flaming will be put out: A supplement put out by The Compleat Strategist discusses the entire range of fighters: a swashbuckler is most like a fencer- light armor plus(es) on dex. etc. on the other hand, you could have a knight with dragon plate and a +2 2handed-sword. This guy would have a minus(es) on his dex. but look at all the advantage on protection and damage. and now, some words with Marion: by following the exact rules you are destroying the chances of anyone calling a druid- it is in cases such as these that the DMG's Afterword, (P.230), was written. A Druid does NOT have to wait 10 rounds to let it go- he can do so after one round- THEN it is treated as a MU spell: lightning bolt (except that it would be d8 not d6 due to the fact that the power is coming from a storm). There must however be a storm for the Druid to call this "spell". My proof of this comes simply from the differences between Summon Insects + Insects Plague. If you look these two up you'll see that the Plague is made up of alot of, or rather super (10 rounds worth to be exact) summoning. all discussion welcomed. "Tremble and despair, for I am the philabs!aecom!eliovson Power." pegasus!aecom!eliovson --Magician allegra!philabs!aecom!eliovson Raymond E. Feist decvax!philabs!aecom!eliovson