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Because Charisma is so often abused by players dumpstatting (given the various methods other than "in order" rolling) that it's the most...

No, the earliest edition was a max +1/-1 from atts... until expansions. Holmes kept that. BX has a +3/-3 range AD&D1 ranged from -3 to...

If it's not clearly in the character's abilities, it needs a roll. Player skill in narration can get moderate bonuses to the roll. If...

You also see that with DCC RPG. As much as I think they're both great systems, I'm generally not a fan of using one system for every genre.

the key to Interlock as a system is that each Interlock game is an adapted core, much like how 2d20 and YZE games are... the procedures...

IM limited E & IMO, SavW is less complex than D&D 5E by late Tier II... they both tack on rules-by-exception; SavW does so more...

I concur, tho' the systems I like borrows from differ: FFG NDS (WFRP3, Star Wars EotE/AoR/F&D), D&D 4E, and apparently the Old School...

My first RPG was AD&D 1e. Which I abandoned — I have few positive memories from AD&D 1e. I found BX far superior... no gygaxian spew, no...

Yeah, you'll find me in the d20 port (Traveller T20) under Lead Playtesters... I am intimately familiar with it. A 5e port is either...

Sun DH AoU Four Bakekojiro — one big fight.

Been out for about 5 years... not going to be released in stores.

Yep. Sledge gets a bit dry at times – and at times goes too speculative. He does note when he's being speculative, tho'.

Wrong. Very very wrong. 1st ed is a 4-att point builder, and 1st uses only 2d6 throws for skill use, using a TN by attribute and skill...