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[DangerMaus33]

I have been looking for examples of game play for Savage Worlds so that I can read them and become more familiar with how the system works. Does anyone know of anything like this?

-dm

[ValhallaGH]

Text examples? Not that I'm aware of. There are a few in podcasts, especially on Smiling Jack's Bar and Grill, and The Game's The Thing.

The basic method is the same as for any other RPG:
Narrate things until the Game Master (GM) decides that a task is complicated or variable enough that the player needs to roll some dice.
The player rolls the relevant Trait die and a Wild Die, rolling any Aces, chooses the higher die, and applies any modifiers (bonuses or penalties). If this equals or exceeds the Target Number (TN) then the action succeeds - the TN is 4 for everything except Fighting attacks and Damage. Every 4 over the TN is a Raise, which is a Good Thing - raises often mean the task was more successful, faster, or simply more stylish.
Repeat until time expires or the prepared plot has been completed.


The only kink in the formula is modifiers. Normally that's bonuses from edges, circumstances, or equipment, and penalties from wounds, hindrances, fatigue, or circumstances. But most of those can be ignored by the GM until everyone is comfortable enough with the rules to add that back in.


I hope that helped some.
Welcome to the forums, and to Savage Worlds. If you've got more questions, please feel free to ask them.
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[Ogma]

You might also want to listen to some recorded sessions at:

RPGMP3.com

There are recordings of Rippers, Sundered Skies, Necessary Evil, and a few others and most include everything from character creation on up.
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[Locke]

Another place to check would be the Gamer's Haven Podcast. They have an 18-part actual play for Rippers that doesn't follow the plot points.
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[jeff]

Welcome aboard!
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[DangerMaus33]

Thanks everyone. I will check these out and see if they help give me a better grasp on the game flow. Only so much you can do by reading and running sample encounters by yourself.

-dm

[BrotherBen]

Similarly I am interested in finding out how much I can cover in a 3-4 hour session. How long does a fast, furious, and fun combat usually take?

[farik]

[Redtwin]

One of my tests of the system for my first game was the PCs and about 18 NPC villagers fortifying a town against an invading horde of 30+ orcs with support. I wanted a big fight to see how well the system handled it.

It was resolved in under an hour, and we didn't really know what we were doing yet.

Side note: I had the players vote on the most heroic action each session, and the big hero got a bonus experience point. One of the PCs went down in that fight, and were rescued by a handful of villagers. The players unanimously voted for the villagers, so I made one of them into a Wild Card and he became part of the plot.
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[jcayer]

My group has recently started playing savage worlds and quickly moved to War of the Dead, a zombie apocalypse setting. I can't get over how much happens in our game sessions.

You can read about the first two game sessions here(shameless plug): http://www.peginc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37971

The first session ran about 3 hours. The second closer to 4.5 or 5.

I've found with my group, former 4E'rs, that they've been more interested in the RP/story part than actual combat.

[Bavix]

I have a sci-fi convention game that I've ran several times now that has 10 encounters. This includes the introduction, a couple of investigations, space travel, 2 combats, some cross-country travel, a couple of environmental hazards, and a grand finale that's basically a Dramatic Task.

Each time I ran it was a little faster and smoother, until the last time when I had about 10 minutes left from a 4-hour con game.
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[Maine]

My only piece of advice as you learn the rules is - don't mess with the core rules until you have given it some actual play-through.

All too often, people who take an interest in Savage Worlds for the first time, find a piece of the core rules they don't like or aren't sure about, before they ever try it. The big two victims of such undeserved discrimination are Acing (Exploding Dice) and Bennies.

Don't mess with success - play the system as it was designed, and learn to understand it before you try to tweak it.

[Kythkyn]

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[sablemage]

DangerMaus33, is this the kind of thing you were looking for?

Fellow Savages: If this is of interest, let me know and I'll do more - it was enjoyable. If I'm not using the rules correctly, please tell me!
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[Zadmar]

[sablemage]

Thanks Zadmar! It's really useful to have someone comment like this.
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