(07-26-2014, 02:43 PM)Flickering Ember Wrote: I don't get into nearly as much RP combat as I used to when I Rped in WoW. I started to make characters who are/were rookies to make rp combat easier on me. I really prefer to leave the resolution of combat up to fate, ie. dice rolls. I don't trust strangers, friends, or even myself to be unbiased to combat outcomes. I don't like knowing ahead of time who is going to win so I don't participate in talking it out OOC. If it is too inconvenient to use rolls or the other person doesn't want to I have my character lose by default.
Kinda with Ember on this. I don't like knowing the outcome beforehand. For me, that saps the fun right out of it. There is hardly any surprises in a predetermined outcome. I can see that being best for some situations, but not all.
Freeform has its own problems. I do not mind loosing like 60% of the time because I like playing "underdog" characters. But she is not a total push-over. This means I can't totally trust myself to be unbiased. If I am doing RP combat with someone I know, I might just loose because I do not want any hard feelings. However, IMHO, this is not how it should be.
That leads me to dice systems. This is what I prefer in most cases. Yes, RNG can be a rip-off sometimes, but if I loose I can often come up with an IC reason that makes sense.
If my character is frankly up against an opponent that should not be able to beat her, for example, a chef with no combat experience, she would not put in a real effort to hurt them as she would see them as a minimal threat. In other words, I would RP out a conflict with them, but Kiht would spend most of her time just avoiding their attacks. If they persist, I would just end it in a tie by having Kiht withdrawal (they can consider that a win for all I care).
If someone is playing a character not trained in combat, I do not think they should expect to win many fights. If someone is playing a combat character, dice is my go-to. The resolution from the dice would -not- upset me in any way. Even if it is not in my favor.
