Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group

CitizenKeen · Seasoned Joined: 02 Jul 2012 Posts: 123

I've never been a fan of it in any game.

I ran my first SW session, and rereading the rules afterward (to see what I forgot), I realized we hadn't used facing.

Does it break the game to not use it? Anything other than shields?

Virgobrown72 · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject:

nah, it usually isnt a big deal, unless it's setting specific...
_________________
"Anything smaller is just fiddly, and fiddly is not one of SvgW's three Fs..."

Wibbs · Seasoned Joined: 02 Jan 2011 Posts: 408 Location: London

Never used it, never been an issue. Mind you, I've not run a game that uses shields, so am not sure whether this would change things.

Bavix · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 6:51 pm Post subject:

I've ran a lot of fantasy games with a lot of characters using shields and I don't think I've even worried about facing. It makes shields a little bit more powerful, but it never seemed like a big deal.

I figured if the character was in combat and aware of the attack, the shield counts. It the character got hit by surprise, like with the Drop from behind, no shield bonus.
_________________

sirkerry · Novice Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 63 Location: Houston, TX

sablemage · Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 1:13 am Post subject:

manifold · Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:11 am Post subject: Nope.

I made the conscious decision not to use facing, and I've never looked back. I prefer round bases on minis; I guess it's the old d20 gamer in me. That seems to add a level of minutiae that adds very little to the enjoyment of the game. Clint may disagree.
_________________
My online portfolio:

http://manifold2.deviantart.com/

Zadmar · Heroic Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 1381 Location: Munich

I use facing for ranged attacks, but not for the shield parry bonus. I also treat shields as cover (instead of an armour bonus) against ranged attacks, so the facing thing isn't really any different to other types of cover - if you're standing behind a tree, it won't give you any cover against someone who's on the same side of the tree as you.

Bhoritz · Novice Joined: 29 May 2010 Posts: 86

Using facing, because without it good team tactics or bright ideas leading to shoot or hit in the back are left unrewarded. But I don't think that not using it breaks the game, it just makes it more abstract.
_________________
Savage Worlds Toybox

Maine · Seasoned Joined: 01 Jan 2009 Posts: 123

I've used facing only for dramatic or cinematic effect - i.e, target caught unaware, or players or NPCs deliberately attempting to take advantage of it.

robert4818 · Heroic Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 1045

Clash957 · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:47 pm Post subject:

No, I never worried about it. However, I haven't play anything that deals with shields much.
_________________
Playing: Deadlands Noir, Planescape via D&D 4th ed
Running: Nothing at the moment