Setting Rule: Too Many Cooks
Ever wonder why the hordes of foes who battle Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee always attack one at a time? Maybe they know an ancient Chinese secret --
Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth
With this Savage Setting Rule, everything you thought you knew about the Gang Up Bonus is wrong. Multiple foes attacking a single target hinder each other; the bonus usually gained from ganging up is applied as a penalty instead. Two Jedi battling a Sith suffer a -1 penalty to their rolls; a swarm of Norman knights cornering Errol Flynn find themselves suffering a -4 penalty to their rolls.
Recommended for solo hero games and settings that emphasize honorable duels and individual heroism -- chanbara, pulp action (or why would every Savage Worlds pulp setting include an Edge that negates the Gang Up Bonus?), wuxia, etc.
Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth
With this Savage Setting Rule, everything you thought you knew about the Gang Up Bonus is wrong. Multiple foes attacking a single target hinder each other; the bonus usually gained from ganging up is applied as a penalty instead. Two Jedi battling a Sith suffer a -1 penalty to their rolls; a swarm of Norman knights cornering Errol Flynn find themselves suffering a -4 penalty to their rolls.
Recommended for solo hero games and settings that emphasize honorable duels and individual heroism -- chanbara, pulp action (or why would every Savage Worlds pulp setting include an Edge that negates the Gang Up Bonus?), wuxia, etc.
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