Recent content by Theory of Games

https://gamerant.com/wizards-of-the-coast-dungeons-and-dragons-under-monetized/ That's Hasbo & WotC's bosses calling the game "under-monetized". They targeted GMs with products that - to hear 5e co-designer Mike Mearls tell it - didn't give the GMs the proper information to run what was...

It seems way too complicated for something that a segment of the hobby doesn't really care about. There's always going to be players who aren't into the whole "level-up" thing - they just want to play their PC and have fun with friends. Then, there's looking at your sub-system and thinking about...

I mean that 5e is much more rules-lite than 3.5/PF. But then many ttrpgs are rules-lite compared to those editions. My main point is 5e/5.5 lost the wide variety of character options that made D&D engaging. PbtA isn't different from D&D, it's just lighter.

WotC needs to stop jerking around and reintroduce Prestige Classes. All this UA material has been done before in other editions and can be done better with homebrew. We need to see how the 5e system handles elite class hybrids. I see so many builds that are just .... all over the place and make...

BA is a crutch for mathematically-challenged groups who can't navigate big numbers. That was the complaint coming from so many people, right? "The bonuses and modifiers are too complicated! It's a barrier to entry!" :rolleyes: So they lowered bonuses (BA), dropped circumstantial modifiers...

Looks convincing but, do you have any raw data on how artists learn? Links?

Wrong director. This needs a bigshot like Ridley Scott or Chris Nolan or Denis Villeneuve. From watching clips of his work, I can tell J.D. Dillard lacks the talent to manifest the deep themes in Neuromancer. Hopefully the cast can carry it.

This is because of the #1 reason players refuse to surrender: they don't want their PCs captured. It's considered a "violation of their player agency". The fear of being forced to listen to the BBEG gloat about their evil plan while their PCs are restrained/helpless is greater than the fear of...

Okay but what choices are missing from games like the Elden Ring or Baldur's Gate or Civilization series? What don't those games allow you to do that you feel should bee in the game? You say "new frontier" but an LLM is a computer program so ... you're trying to play a video game. Nothing new...

It's so fkn sad that Hollywood is just rehashing the same stuff over and over and over. Meanwhile I'm sure there's some outstanding scripts with original stories that just end up in the trash. They're never gonna top The Arnold and Richard Dawson - classic. But I'm sure Stephen King isn't...

Why not just play a video game? It's essentially what you're trying to do, right (computer gaming)? I don't understand how people are trying to reinvent the wheel here and I'd really like to know your motivations for pursuing this kind of game 🤓

Running: Mutants & Masterminds 3e, The Arcanum 2e and gearing up for Shadowrun 4e 😃 Playing: 5.5 (what a slug of a game system) 🥱 5.5 reminds me of buying potato chips where half the bag is empty off the shelf. There's just nothing there: skills and feats have been literally abandoned the...

I play online and people leaving games is expected behavior. Some people hang around to make a character and chat, then as soon as the game starts POOF they're gone. Then some people don't like the game or the GM style or they don't like the PC they made or another player rubs them the wrong way...

Pathfinder fixes issues with 3.5 like grappling and skills while adding far more race, class, feat, trait and spell options. Why would you go backwards and play 3.5?

Okay but where in the core books of any TTRPG does it say all the players have to be the same? Sure, the same level, but is it required that all the PCs are "balanced"? If so, without mentioning level, define how the PCs must be "balanced"? If one player chooses a more proficient collection of...