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Message no. 1
From: Lehlan Decker <decker@****.FSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Kirk Lane....Initiative
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:17:51 -0500
On Mon, Feb 02, 1998 at 11:35:36AM -0700, Leto Atreides 2 wrote:
> I did not join this list to crash the hotmail server. They are useful
> to me and I would not do such a thing. I have two e-mail accounts
> anyway, so it doesn't matter. And my Shadowrun question: Does initiave
> obey the rule of six?
>
>
Nope. Although a house rule some of us enjoy, treats one init dice
as having this property, lets slow characters occasionally win out.


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Message no. 2
From: Peter David Boddy <pdboddy@****.CARLETON.CA>
Subject: Re: Kirk Lane....Initiative
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:22:04 EST
Lehlan Decker writes:
> Nope. Although a house rule some of us enjoy, treats one init dice
> as having this property, lets slow characters occasionally win out.

Do you mean, those that only have one initiative die can reroll sixes, or
only one six can be rerolled?

Pete

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Message no. 3
From: Lehlan Decker <decker@****.FSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Kirk Lane....Initiative
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:29:17 -0500
On Mon, Feb 02, 1998 at 02:22:04PM -0500, Peter David Boddy wrote:
> Lehlan Decker writes:
> > Nope. Although a house rule some of us enjoy, treats one init dice
> > as having this property, lets slow characters occasionally win out.
>
> Do you mean, those that only have one initiative die can reroll sixes, or
> only one six can be rerolled?
>
As a house rule, I let one of my players intiative dice be off-colored.
(So 3D6, would be one red and two white). The red dice is the only
one that obeys the rule of sixes. Yes, if a player has only one init dice
it obeys this rule. It doesn't seem to unbalance things, and lets
normal "people" occasionally compete with shadowrunners etc.
Later

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Message no. 4
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: Kirk Lane....Initiative
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 12:34:03 -0700
Lehlan Decker wrote:
/
/ On Mon, Feb 02, 1998 at 02:22:04PM -0500, Peter David Boddy wrote:
/ > Lehlan Decker writes:
/ > > Nope. Although a house rule some of us enjoy, treats one init dice
/ > > as having this property, lets slow characters occasionally win out.
/ >
/ > Do you mean, those that only have one initiative die can reroll sixes, or
/ > only one six can be rerolled?
/ >
/ As a house rule, I let one of my players intiative dice be off-colored.
/ (So 3D6, would be one red and two white). The red dice is the only
/ one that obeys the rule of sixes. Yes, if a player has only one init dice
/ it obeys this rule. It doesn't seem to unbalance things, and lets
/ normal "people" occasionally compete with shadowrunners etc.

I do the same. And I apply the rule to NPC's initiative also. It
creates a level of uncertainty in that the wired PCs can't be
guaranteed that they will go first every time. It makes the players
a little more careful, which is a good thing IMHO.

-David
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Message no. 5
From: Peter David Boddy <pdboddy@****.CARLETON.CA>
Subject: Re: Kirk Lane....Initiative
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:43:55 EST
Lehlan Decker writes:
> As a house rule, I let one of my players intiative dice be off-colored.
> (So 3D6, would be one red and two white). The red dice is the only
> one that obeys the rule of sixes. Yes, if a player has only one init dice
> it obeys this rule. It doesn't seem to unbalance things, and lets
> normal "people" occasionally compete with shadowrunners etc.
> Later

Ahh, I see. Cool, I like it, I think I'll bring it up with my players
next session. Thanks...

Pete

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Message no. 6
From: "Boyd Stephen Smith, Jr." <gilmeth@*********.COM>
Subject: Re: Kirk Lane....Initiative
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 13:44:38 -0600
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From: Peter David Boddy <pdboddy@****.CARLETON.CA>

>Do you mean, those that only have one initiative die can reroll sixes, or
>only one six can be rerolled?


Each character only has one initiative die (preferably different than the
others) that the rule of six affects. (personally, although I haven't tested
it yet, I like the open-ended rules that were posted a week or so ago better
than this or any other initiative rule I've seen so far.)

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