conducting combat

From: rnlee@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Profess'nal Agitator)

Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1991 20:43:28 +0000

A group of alumni and soon-to-be alumni friends of mine are trying to
move our Star Wars campaign from FTF to PBeM format.  The players'
main concern is combat.  How can we effectively communicate to more
than one character at the same time without slowing down the progress
of the game?  Obviously, if we were not concerned about speed, we
could drop down to one or two melee rounds per day, but we do not want
to terribly sacrifice the game timeline.

So, question to all you PBeM GM's out there: What do you think is the
best way to handle combat?  I'm not talking about dice here; I'm
talking about keeping the action fluid, but allowing the players to
consult with each other before making their respective actions without
having to seriously alter the timeline.

Who knows?  Maybe one or two melee rounds per day isn't that bad, but
it sure makes a difference to have five minutes of game time take a
week during combat whereas you could span a whole month of game time
during non-combat situations.

Thanx in advance,

Agitator
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