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Re: Revised Defense Flow in GURPS
Thanks for spelling this out yet again, and in even more detail than before. I'm glad to see you still beating this drum; I agree that the active defense sequence is a silly wart for GURPS 4e to have kept around, when it would cost nothing to have fixed it.
Myself, I've used this as a house rule ever since I saw it in your earlier writings, and all of my players -- especially the *actual girls* -- have enjoyed the result. Sometimes the girls at my gaming table appreciate logical rules more than the boys; I think the latter get all territorial about an illogical rule once they've learned it, whereas the girls just want the rules to support the suspension of disbelief and follow the way the game world is supposed to work.
Having the entire thing laid out here in its own article makes it even easier to discuss the point, since the discussion doesn't have to start with "See all that other stuff in there about defenses, ignore it, I'm just talking about this part" -- which hardly ever clarifies things.
As for the name, how about being bold? Name it so the benefit is clear, rather than just pointing out the downside of "oh no, another revised rule". It's not "Revised", it's "Logical" or "Reality-checked" or "More credible" or even "Correct".