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Spray and pray is sort of viable for a Chinese-type reloading crossbow. At some point, you are going to want to either become a Heroic...

If you really wanted to ignore loading times, you could. Though, much like modern D&D, if you take away the drawbacks of ranged...

My response to this is simply to nerf or remove most options that circumvent challenges like light and food (basic survival...

Actually, its becoming more common for dedicated VTT maps to be gridless, but that wasn't always true. Loke, for example, produces...

So my understanding is that there’s no prescribed context for this rating system—it’s left to each voter to define their own standards...

There's a tradeoff. Yes, reloading a Crossbow takes time (as it should). However, that creates meaningful tactical choice. There are...

No, not really. I mean, sure, WotC could release an "Honor Among Thieves" book next year or so . . . but that would be a terrible...

I love that online play is an option when necessary, but agree that in-person play should be the priority. I think that having people...

You don't say...

Yeah. It would change facing rules a bit. Mainly, you'd need to make a judgement call on what counts as front, side, and back when it...

If you wanted to, you could. I don't use a grid at all - neither hexes nor squares. 1 inch equals 3 feet (1 yard).

I don't think I suffered "abuse" like what the original post describes, but I was treated negatively because of my interest in games. I...

I would definitely use Sorcery if I wanted to bring in other powers-based systems like the divine and psionic powers books. It’s very...

I used to really love the default spells as skills magic system for GURPS, back in the 2e and 3e days. Coming back to GURPS via 4e, I...