{"id":326,"date":"2012-07-17T23:03:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T23:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/tuesday-table-fight-scene-events\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T03:15:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T03:15:45","slug":"tuesday-table-fight-scene-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/tuesday-table-fight-scene-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Table: Fight Scene Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Descriptive combat can be tough, and even the best GMs and players occasionally fall back on “I swing at it.” “You hit it.” If you’re having trouble keeping a fight scene interesting, roll and either introduce the new element, give a player a chance to take the action rolled, or have a bad guy take the action rolled (whichever is appropriate for the scene and the action rolled). <\/p>\n

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  1. Interesting Technique (A character uses a weapon in some way other than intended–throwing a sword, using a gun as a club, etc.).<\/li>\n
  2. Disarm<\/li>\n
  3. Indirect Attack (For example, a character shoots at the rope holding a potted plant so it will fall on his opponent’s head).<\/li>\n
  4. Improvised Weapon (A character causes damage with something other than a traditional weapon–throwing an opponent through a plate glass window or running over him with a piano on rollers, for example).<\/li>\n
  5. Improvised Shield (At just the right moment, a character picks up or ducks behind something to avoid an attack–maybe he picks up a small table to fend off a sword attack or jumps around the corner to keep a bullet from hitting him).<\/li>\n
  6. Who Put That There? (A character trips over or crashes into something–a glass door, a cat, etc.).<\/li>\n
  7. Out of the Frying Pan Into The Fire (A character avoids an attack only to end up hurting himself or getting into a potentially dangerous situation–for instance, he knocks a pan of boiling water over on himself or jumps into the pen where the bad guy keeps his lion collection).<\/li>\n
  8. Angry, Ineffective Bystander (A little old lady, poodle, or nerd joins the fight).<\/li>\n
  9. Angry, Combat-Ready Bystander (All the noise has annoyed the next-door neighbor, who happens to be a Marine).<\/li>\n
  10. Innocent Bystander<\/li>\n
  11. Blinding Attack (A character tries to blind an opponent by throwing sand in his face, wrapping a curtain around his head, etc.)<\/li>\n
  12. Entangle Attack (A character attempts to entangle his opponent–or gets caught up in–some ropes, nets, curtains, or other convenient prop)<\/li>\n
  13. Dirty Tricks (Lots of possibilities here).<\/li>\n
  14. Distraction (There’s a loud noise, bright flash of light, etc. Everyone who fails a Nerve roll loses their next action due to surprise).<\/li>\n
  15. Unnecessary Acrobatics (A character does some impressive jumps, flips, etc. as part of his attack).<\/li>\n
  16. Environmental Hazard (A steam pipe bursts, somebody knocks over a can of something slick, something catches fire, etc.<\/li>\n
  17. Hide and Seek (A character manages to elude his attacker and is hiding somewhere unexpected).<\/li>\n
  18. Combo (Any character who gets a Lucky Break gets to make a second attack against the same opponent).<\/li>\n
  19. We’ve Got Company (Allies, an unaffiliated third party, or the cops arrive).<\/li>\n
  20. Insta-Kill (Any PC who rolls a Lucky Break automatically kills the GMC he’s attacking, preferably in a spectacular or gruesome way).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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