Combat (World of Darkness Roleplaying Game) [Paperback]

Steve Long (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1996

RPG Book

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing; First Edition edition (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565043162
• ISBN-13: 978-1565043169
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #694,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Combat a needed but only periodically needed suppliment, November 19, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Combat (World of Darkness Roleplaying Game) (Paperback)

I found the World of Darkness book of Combat to be a helpful book. There are times when you need a system to help define what someone can and cannot do.

The system still sticks to its old adage of the Storyteller being the final arbitrator of all disputes but it gives back to the players a bit of power to define what their character can and cannot do.

A few areas of improvement: I feel the book could have used an alternative set of rules for separate martial arts and the handling of a differing but combined styles. I feel that maneuvers were too expensive for what they do. Especially since anyone can do any of the maneuvers but only with a higher difficulty number.

With a few minor alterations I have found it to be a most helpful book. However, the rules should not be used in every situation combat occurs. It slows the play down considerably. Billy Bossier

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Witty indeed, May 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Combat (World of Darkness Roleplaying Game) (Paperback)

Indeed interesting of a book. I have trained various styles, as my clan teaches them, and I have found that this book can actually improve some of the lesser known techniques, as Maka Wara and Jeet Kune Do. Nevertheless I have found that specific styles are not as deeply described as I had wished, as to say, many of the various Tae Kwon Do kicks that I find most useful in pursuing vermin like Ventrue and Lasombra, including the Dyt chagi and Ap chagi as well as the Neryo chagi, have been left out. Also, karate is described as a very basic, broad style. I find that, visiting orthodox schools, this is not true. A good supplemet for beginners, but skilled fighters can live without it.

Uther Algaan, Assamite Elder

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The way of "Street Fighters", November 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Combat (World of Darkness Roleplaying Game) (Paperback)

This book is based upon the rules of "Street Fighters", which was unsccessful series in White Wolf products. I thought that the combat system of "Street Fighters" was not so playable for "role playing game style". This book contains the same problem. But this book show us how the creatures of World of Darkness fight with martial arts. That is interesting to me.