Adding suspense/tension to the gaming experience

[chaplain severus]

I like the timer idea. I will try and implement it.  How much time would you give a player?

The scenario I have has plenty of characters

5 werewolves & 4 wolf packs

Sheriff
3 deputies
1 Crow medicine man
1 doctor
1 preacher
4 mobs of townsfolk?

[Argonor]

I would base the time allotment on the number of miniatures controlled by the player - and give more time for powerful minis with special rules.

I think in Space Hulk, basic allotment was 30 sec pr. squad, + 30 sec per sergeant, and +1 1 min for a captain.

As this is not a boardgame, I would suggest allowing a little more time - maybe 1 min per mini, with extra time for the 'rules-heavy' ones.

I'd also suggest using a stop-watch, so that time can be stopped if need arises for consulting rules and the likes....

[Azalin41]

Hi

Let the actions of the heroes/monsters be random in time ( card driven) so a player wont know when it his time to move and he realy cant plan his move after all action hve taken place reshuffle the deck

[Skrapwelder]

Place something creepy in the facilities (preferably NOT your Uncle Ernie) that may reference something that happens early in the game. I ran a Cthulhu game quite some time ago that involved a levitating straight razor and strop that attacked players that went into the washroom. In my own washroom I had hung a razor strop on the back side of the door in such a way that you could only see it once you were in and the door was shut.

For a skirmish game I'll use dummy tokens and move them around between players turns.