Post originally by Jay Verkuilen at 2003-08-23 11:47:17
Converted from Phorums BB System

Creel wrote:
-------------------------------
[snip]

>>It does take some getting used to however, as players are mostly in d20 "stand there and swing" mode. Doing that in Savage Worlds against a decent opponent will result in frustration and the Test Drive has nothing to alleviate this problem. <<

Yes, this is a problem with the Test Drive.


>>OTOH, the main rules have LOTS of options, more than d20 in fact, for combat maneuvers to assist with tough enemies. The players are going to need to be reconditioned to an entirely new way of thinking about combat to get them to discover the possible combos. The best advice is to "act they do in the action movies" (i.e. move,take cover, disarm, use every trick in the book and so on) and you should be alright.<<

Yep. Ganging up tactically makes a big difference. Those "local concentrations of force" that military authors always write about (Napoleon had one of the most famous statements of the principle) are VITAL in SW. Deciding when to "go all out" and take a Wild Attack is important, too. There are a lot of options and choosing which to do makes a big difference.

Jay