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dbm replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.I think the type of crunch is important. Rules engines like D&D use an exception based design, where every special ability is typically... -
dbm replied to the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e?.I haven’t played DS yet but I have read through the Heroes book twice solidly to get my head around the new concepts and how they all...
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dbm replied to the thread Does the Death Curve Beat the Death Spiral?.Maybe not so much on the ’clear signal’ aspect but Fate has the concept of a concession which would fit the ’retreat’ aspect nicely...
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dbm replied to the thread Does the Death Curve Beat the Death Spiral?.EABA v2 has an interesting take on this. When you get to a certain level of injury you do take a penalty to skills. But that penalty...
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dbm replied to the thread What System(s) Should I Suggest?.That really, really says Draw Steel to me :) And to add to that - the model of Victories increasing resources while Recoveries deplete...
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dbm replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.I’ve often thought about this split between ‘heavy’ and ‘light’ systems. I put a name on the shift towards lighter systems as...
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dbm replied to the thread Sell me on Savage Worlds.The Sci-Fi Companion plus Fantasy Companion gives you all the tools you need for Shadowrun in my opinion, especially if you are adapting...
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dbm replied to the thread There's A New Edition Of The Cypher System Coming.Thanks both :) I did look at the preview, I was just wondering if more change had been shown cased as the campaign progressed.
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They’re keeping the core mechanic the same. But refining aspects like armor and damage. PCs will now have power trees where they can... -
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Changes to how damage works, better tools to get started quickly in most genres, generally cleaned up rules language and ability text...
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dbm replied to the thread There's A New Edition Of The Cypher System Coming.So, any noteworthy changes? I tried Numenera and Cypher a couple of times but it didn’t impress enough to replace other genre flexible...
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The easiest way to encourage players to try different solutions is to present them with novel problems. After they are done smashing at...
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dbm replied to the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like?.I think leaning in to templates would be essential here. You could even have different templates for specialisms amongst the soldiers...
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dbm replied to the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like?.Just looking at the Sci-fi Companion to refresh the details, it has three levels of hi-tech defined, with examples of weapons, armour...
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dbm replied to the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like?.I think the easiest answer to this would be addressing the tech element for SWADE. That could be done fairly easily IMO. For example...