The drama of a race against time is a staple of the movies, how do you replicate it at the RPG gaming table? The GROGPOD discord scenario workshop worked its magic.
I love that Judge Dredd countdown. It is so easy to implement into any game. I've run Monster of the Week once, and found the countdown clock harder to implement. If the time for each increment increase is specifically noted (if the players don't find the coffin by sundown...), the countdown seemed a little arbitrary to me. I like the using dice to decide instead of me as the GM. The fickle finger of Fate!
Thanks for this survey of different methods! Great post!
Interesting idea to try out. Thanks for doing the work to test different options.
I love that Judge Dredd countdown. It is so easy to implement into any game. I've run Monster of the Week once, and found the countdown clock harder to implement. If the time for each increment increase is specifically noted (if the players don't find the coffin by sundown...), the countdown seemed a little arbitrary to me. I like the using dice to decide instead of me as the GM. The fickle finger of Fate!
Thanks, Dirk!