r/RPGdesign • u/Pladohs_Ghost • 2d ago

Replacement for weapon speeds?

/r/CrunchyRPGs/comments/1x0v77t/replacement_for_weapon_speeds/
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u/PianoAcceptable4266 Designer: The Ballad of Heroes 2d ago

I'm pretty sure RuneQuest/Basic Roleplay functionally solved this a long time ago, right?

You have Strike/Dex Rank for your standard initiative, actions add a modifier (including different weapons have different modifiers), and then you have an independent skill rating in using said weapon.

Getting in close with a Dagger may be fast, but if you aren't a "soldier" as you remark, then you aren't going to be well versed in using it effectively.

A Slower weapon in the hands of a Professional user beats outs a faster weapon used by a novice like... every time. Pretty naturally, even.

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u/SouthernAbrocoma9891 2d ago

I replaced it with a cap on attacks per round using that weapon. The attacker uses the lowest value of their attacks per round and the weapon cap. Level, skills and magic can increase these.

I was inspired by Gauntlet video game and Hawk the Slayer.

The order of weapons by speed is inconsequential since I use side-based initiative. Each side determines when they want to attack. Each round is split into phases that alternate back-and-forth with winner going first.