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aramis erak replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Being blunt: I'm saying the OSR shouldn't be considered Modern as a clade, and few games using the OSR lables really do much for the... -
aramis erak replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.I also found RM/SM char gen a hurdle for my players. Of the 20-some I got to Character Gen, only 7 liked the result, and three of those...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Having a given worldview in no way guarantees it's true. I can't give the best examples in detail, as they are current politics... Let's...
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aramis erak reacted to gban007's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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I didnt take Aldarcs stateme as trying for a gotcha, but to try and understand / confirm what style of gaming you like. If in a list of... -
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I'm not speaking solely about narrative games. I mentioned 5e D&D and OSR games. Please stop making everything about your gripe against...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.charts for reducing GM workload have been present since 1977's Traveller (classic '77, to be specific) - Random Patron encounters...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.Marvel FASERIP can, certainly, sustain that... even as I, as a GM, can't sustain a 6 month Supers campaign in any of the Supers games I...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.[snip] No, all I need for an NPC is their current motivations and current game stats. And half the time, the stats are overprep...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.There's a warning about that... There's an undercurrent in AW, it's more explicit in DitV... "Every moment of play, roll dice or say...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Sadly, only one worldbook. Sure, it's a great worldbook... but not one that you can use in public... Ironwood. Great adaptation of an...
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aramis erak reacted to dbolack's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Then compare that with Harnmaster ( at least the 1986 edition ) which had locations and degrees of severity that had their own saves and...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Sequel game systems?.There is an interesting case of two "editions" remaining in print without changes to the setting... Let's look at Pendragon: 1st Edition...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Sequel game systems?.Traveller... CT was in print 77 to 88, and 2000-2002. IY 1100 to 1115. One new book (Book 9: Pirates) in 2025. MT was in print 87 to 92...
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aramis erak reacted to mamba's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
sure and my reply was meant to say that claiming that intent is something only games with a very narrow focus can have is patently...
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aramis erak reacted to billd91's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Well... yeah. Extremely specific themes/cultural references aren't going to be done well by any game not including those specific themes...