Here is the thing El, you can't have actual risk since it is a game. It is all illusionary.
You can have the characters have actual risk, or you can say that they only think they're at risk because they're delusional or fooled.
Did you see me type that? No one has said anything about never missing. Stop putting words in peoples mouths.
I am not putting words in anyone's mouth, I am pointing out what happens if you make them incapable of hitting. Seriously, the idea that only Imperial Stormtroopers shoot "that accurately" is backed up by nothing we witness in the trilogy.
Okay but that has nothing to do with heroes just people wanting to make a better life for themselves.
Who the fuck said that? Did you not look at the suggestions SunTzu made?
The overwhelming majority of which do not result in dead PCs unless the PCs are stupid.
Illusion of risk, fine. Actual gee-this-is-actually-dangerous, sure doesn't look like there's nearly as much interest in.
Since you want heroes, option B is clearly out. You have already stated that you're against option C.
So all that is left is option A.
Or D.
D) Unavoidable Elements of Real Risk: You must put yourself at risk, and that risk is real a fair amount of the time. While you can try to reduce it with tactics, you're never going to reduce it to the point that you can feel comfortable in combat. PCs are probably not going to die easily, but nor are they unable to avoid risking death if they actually do something noteworthily bold. A saying about fighter pilots may or may not apply.
People have survived actual combat and have faced it without being insane, suicidal, or scarred to the point they feel they're going to die.
I am against making it so that PCs are threatened with things that can't actually threaten them. I am fine with PCs be able to counter the threat of a rank and filer, but I am not fine with that rank and filer never being able to threaten a PC to begin with.
For instance, let's say that I use CAN or something like that. You will quite possibly give someone CAN if you do something risky. If you do something risky and ignore them, you'll definately give them CAN. That may be enough for them to overcome the fact you're significantly superior and actually threaten you (it would with rank and filers, but probably not with peasants).
Now, sometimes doing that risky thing is important for one reason and another, and sometimes it appears more important than it really is.
If you're doing a hero, the fact that it is risky is not a serious deterrent.
Trust in the Emperor, but always check your ammunition.
Welcome back PR. Was starting to wonder what koolaid you'd drunk.
