Bringing The Payne Match...

[Justin Case]

I did this match in my GWFZ Cyber Sunday PPV. I wanted to give Dr. Payne his own match, and really all it is, is a "Anything Goes Match".

The rules I came up with is that anytime a chart situation is rolled, you can roll on any chart you see fit, as long as it conforms to the initial rules that are given, (ie: like the Titan Death Hardcore chart, whenever you roll "out of the ring" or "deathjump", you can roll on this chart...etc....).

At first I thought about just using any chart I wanted, but then I thought perhaps it would be more simple to just pick 4 specialty match charts of your choice for one match.

The charts I picked for my Cyber Sunday match was Lepus Stun Rod Match, Castor Chain Match, 4 Weapons of Destruction Match and Coliseum Death Match. I was able to roll on all four charts throughout the match and they were diverse enough from each other that the match flowed and made sense.

I figure anytime this type of match is selected, you can pick 4 different matches each time you do the match?

What do you all think of this sort of match? Crazy enough to work well? Too confusing? Too Chaotic? Any other suggestions as to what would make the match better?

Perhaps if it's fine tuned a bit more, we can archive it?

[LWPD]

Jan 31, 2010 17:11:24 GMT -5 Justin Case said:

I figure anytime this type of match is selected, you can pick 4 different matches each time you do the match?

What do you all think of this sort of match? Crazy enough to work well? Too confusing? Too Chaotic? Any other suggestions as to what would make the match better?

Perhaps if it's fine tuned a bit more, we can archive it?

I think it speaks to your level of creativity that you were able to make four independent charts like that gel. We can archive the specific combination that you used. If you can write out guidelines on when to use each specific chart or even create a 'roll for chart' mechanism as a map (ie. out of ring roll for specific chart) that may be helpful.

When I look at the access stats for the PDF Download Library the most popular charts are the ones that have a specific theme. Hybrid charts are just as relevant for game play but for some reason they aren't downloaded as much. A system of using any four charts at random may intimidate those who aren't as comfortable with advanced rules...but those of us who been playing for years, decades, two decades plus are more likely to snap things like this up.

[Avarice]

Excellent. It's almost like what I did with my Aethran Hellzone singles match. Used the torture chamber with PIN x3...had TB shock for into tb..etc. Can't remember the rest, but I love when people do this. I'm gonna try it.

[Chad Olson]

Two specific matches I made combining two game charts were the ThunderDoom match and the Pit Bull Death Match.

The ThunderDoom match used Turnbuckle Shock and Cosmic (or Barbed Wire) Cage rules. The Pit Bull Death Match used the Galaxian Chain (in lieu of Dog Collar rules at the time) and Barbed Wire Cage rules. I don't recall either chart overlapping with each other, so both matches worked OK.

In my opinion, as long as the mechanics don't step on each other's toes, go for it.

[Justin Case]

yeah, that's what I try to do with combining Specialty Match charts. I think that's why the 4 I used seemed to gel well, as they didn't step on toes too much and yet you seemed to have a little leeway to go to one or the other if one was inclined to do so.

I could work up a more set guideline for the 4 charts I did use with an * to give more freedom to more advance players to try different things if they choose.

[Alexander Ubel]

I like this kind of melding for matches. It adds a new element that can really make the match stand out.

I've done something similar in my GWFZ fed where I combined the Elimination Chamber with the Three Stages of Hell concept where I used a Last Man Standing Match, a Championship Scramble Match, and an Inferno Match. It was a lot of fun to play.