Pyramid #3/52: Low-Tech II is out!
The latest issue of Pyramid, #3/52: Low-Tech II, is out. I’ve got an article in it!
Called Delayed Gratification, it’s an option for a different way of handling the Feint maneuver in GURPS, treating it as a variant of an actual attack, rather than a Quick Contest of somewhat-nebulous intention.
It’s not a long article, or particularly crunchy by the standards of The Deadly Spring or The Last Gasp.
But I think it’s a good add to the list of potential combat options for players. I look forward to hearing what people think about it.
Edit:
+Sean Punch posted a blurb on the SJG Forums, and I reproduce the capsule of my article here:
GURPS offers many ways to lower your opponents’ defenses: Deceptive Attack, Feint, and so on. But if you want Delayed Gratification, try the Setup Attack. Based on realistic fighting techniques, this new combat option gives you a way to launch an offensive that may cost your opponent his Hit Points and his defenses.
they didnt even mention your name in the article blurb.. how rude.
Heh. Well, David Pulver is David Pulver, Dan Howard co-authored Low-Tech along with Matt, who's pretty prolific in both e23 and Pyramid.
Also, my article's pretty short, so I don't hold a grudge.
"I'm just playin' 'em one game at a time, etc."
We just about never mention every author in our forums blurbs . . . this was not a studied insult or thoughtless omission, but just how forums blurbs are.
Yep – I'm not playing coy above, no insult was inferred or taken.
I'm glad your setup attack idea is finally in print. I wish we'd thought of it for Martial Arts.
Ditto. It is full of awesomeness!
Glad you like it. We'll see if my DF gaming group that I play in is suitably impressed. 🙂