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aramis erak reacted to schneeland's post in the thread Cubicle 7 Announces New Horus Heresy RPG for Warhammer with
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Well, yes and no. I think this highly depends on whether you are a fan of WFRP or not. For me, the new streamlined rules were the main... -
aramis erak replied to the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots?.The genre itself has the following tropes: 1) Knights do all the interesting stuff 2) The crown is fair and good, but bad is done in...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Modern Action RPGs.D6 Adventure would be my first suggestion. It's really the d6 version of Indiana Jones, minus the Lucas IP. And mechanically, aside from...
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If one is discussing the merits of the system and working with it, yes, it can totally be ignored, especially in a (+) thread.
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Yep, when at TTRPG features buckets of dice rolls a VTT is going to speed things up. Regardless of that, any VTT that features auto...
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aramis erak replied to the thread GURPS Fantasy / Dungeon Fantasy (and beyond).I liked the idea of GURPS, and got my copy of 1e on a preorder. I wasn't thrilled with GURPS by 1990... and mostly shifted to Hero for...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Daggerheart General Thread [+].Yes. Some oversights, such as no picker for adversary powers in the Foundryheart one. And a few small bugs.
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aramis erak replied to the thread Common Pitfalls in Game Design.Fundamentally, I think the most common flaw is perverse incentives. For example, TSR AMSH, you can't play a vicious anithero such as...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Tips and Tricks to Running a Con Game.Players at an adjacent table, playing a different module are the ones that have a real reason to be able to complain. A very real...
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aramis erak reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What makes a successful superhero game? with Like.
In practice, I would indeed argue the five were of approximately the same power level (I'd consider a counterargument regarding Angel)...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What makes a successful superhero game?.Found family is a category I left out; it always seems to arise from the other kinds. In the case of the FF, Ben's found family well...
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aramis erak reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread What makes a successful superhero game? with Like.
I generally agree with your supercladistics*, with minor quibbles & observations. 1) it should be noted that some groups belong to more...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What's the bare minimum for a VTT?.Depends upon the game. Tunnels and Trolls, where it's common for the rolls to be 3-12 dice per player, rolled and totalled, and also...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What makes a successful superhero game?.There are severa kinds of Team comics I've seen... Fantastic Four, X-Men, TMNT: Most of the cast is stable long term, some changes at...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What makes a successful superhero game?.The mechanics are 99% the same, except that many powers weren't in the system yet. Champions 1e is 64 pp., minimal art, few examples...