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aramis erak replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.All three are, of course level based skill driven... but... Dev points: In 3.x, it's class based. In RM, it's based upon current... -
aramis erak replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.1981... The influence was obvious, but not direct; Alternity was MUCH closer to Rolemaster... To be honest, I'd have preferred at the...
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aramis erak reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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If I'm designing a game system in hopes of reaching an audience greater than friends and family, I'm going to try my best to make that... -
aramis erak replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Yes, there is one signidicant difference, at least in VTM 1e: Players having a no-roll option; actually, two: Willpower spend or...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.Somewhere in the middle. Pendragon, I am pretty well plotted out. L5R, in Magistrate campaign, I have a bunch of clues and who has...
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aramis erak replied to the thread IS Your GM Out To Get You (Serious).Many people have done so. WFRP 1 had a fairly broad range of adversaries, and there was a WWIV-net fan book with more critters (sadly...
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aramis erak replied to the thread RPGs with Bespoke Colony-Building Rules.Traveller: The New Era has World Tamer's Handbook which is specifically for doing colonies. Traveller: T4 has Pocket Empires, which can...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.Even 10+ levels doesn't guarantee character growth, only increased competence. It's a flaw of systems like Palladium and Arcanum, where...
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aramis erak reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
I’m given to understand we’re different people. :) I like these threads where people get to share their opinions and not jump on others...
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aramis erak reacted to rgard's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with
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Playtested too. Magnus Robot Fighter in the playtest credits. We're pretty much only playing d20 right now. We just started a... -
aramis erak reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I don't know what to tell you man. I'm not exactly an enemy of generic systems (I spent probably half my gaming career running the Hero...
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aramis erak reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
If that can be done to my satisfaction I'm all for it, but I want rules to model the setting as accurately as possible within practical...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words.Sun Daggerheart AOU Specter, Knight, Elementals, Council, Shopping.
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aramis erak replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.Left to my preferences, I run two sessions a week, on the same day... 3-4 hours, dinner, 3-4 hours. if counting it that way, I got to 60...
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aramis erak reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
All terms are meaningless if you don't define them.