Combat
1. I roll initiatives and set the order to save time.
2. You may post out of order, and I will resolve your action when it comes up.
3. Indicate in your posts which defenses you will use if needed. I will roll them rather than have everyone wait for you to post again. Alternately, you may roll ahead of time and I will use those rolls when needed. This could include saving throws.
The following is fluid and may change. It is open to discussion.
The biggest debate seems to be the disparity between MD and SD. I, like many, have a love/hate relationship with it. Siembieda takes a rather naive stance in my opinion. It's basically summed up with "but why would they use a MD weapon against SD opponents?" Because they are players, Kevin! Sure, we all grab a dagger or two to go along with our longsword, but who the heck is actually using it? Or the little .38 snubnose and a frickin' .44. "But MiB, you never know when you need to cut your steak!" Yeah, yeah. Lot's of RP reasons for a dagger, but you never look at the kobold and say, "my +5 longsword of disembowling and skullsplosions is overkill. I'm using my dagger!" It doesn't matter if that kobold has 1 hp. You're disembowling the little fucker! Right?
(Yes, I like to exaggerate for comedic effect.)
In general: enchanted weaponry does SD to SD targets. AR is useless! I have thought that energy weapons (like lasers, not plasma!) would do the same. It can easily be argued both ways. A split second laser beam will go through you, but basically seal the hole. A bullet creates a shockwave and bounces around. Both will certainly make you wish you were dead but not neccessarily make you so. AP rounds do less damage than regular rounds for much the same reason. You know, without the cauterizing effect. Yes, I know it's just a game... But the laser makes 'em 'splode real good! Sure we can go that way too. The point I want to make is why on earth are you going to keep pumping shotgun rounds into an ogre making sexual advances towards you when you can off him with a single laser shot? For now I'm leaving EW up to your discretion.