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How much combats in your game ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works to c/rpg@ttrpg.network

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Just a general conversation thread,

I've seen people running games which are mostly combats including battlemap and miniature, and other GM where combats is pretty rare, so just curious to see the trend in this c/

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[–] tissek@ttrpg.network 3 points 8 months ago

Depends on the system. Classical fantasy adventuring? Most if not all sessions. Adventure and Sword&Sorcery? Sometimes, half perhaps. Character drama? Very seldom.

I look at how the system spends its page budget and use that as a guideline. If there is a chapter for combat, one for harm and recovery and one for combat magic then the system wants me to focus on those parts. Also I look at how the players/characters are rewarded and try to have each session hit several of those criteria. So if the only (reliable, non gm-fiat) way to earn rewards if through combat then you bet your sweet ass there will combats each session.