Recent content by Dustin DePenning

BUT I REALLLLLY just hope it isn't a nonsensical "do whatever you want all the time, and then Mommy and Daddy will help run it" game with a weak theme.

Sometimes when something gets changed for the "incapable," it results in designs that are good for all of us. For example, doors in public places are so easy to open ONLY because they were designed for the handicapped who couldn't turn knobs. I'd be interested to see if there are any such...

I might try that for tabletop too! Dice flying across the table gets pretty old.

Sounds like you have it pretty worked out. You were just looking for hard science to inform the relationships?

Not sure how complex damage is in your system, but games get a little silly when your dealing millions of d6 damage, etc. Games like Rifts had MEGA DAMAGE. This existed on a completely different scale than other types of damage. Maybe this could help you sidestep the ridiculousness of linearly...

Janx If you get one of those transparent collector cases, you could leave the dice inside and roll them without ever taking them out of the case! Like a hand-held pop-o-matic bubble.

Some great posts – all summing up much of its demise. I ran one shot adventure of 4th edition to see what my friends though. Immediately they all griped about how different and unlike D&D 3.5 it was. They all wanted a 3.9 (which is Pathfinder.) They had bought in so deeply into the mechanical...

Hi everyone – have any of you had a chance to download the adventure, or even play it? I'm curious what you all think of the system and adventure.

Back when I used to run d20 modern, this rulebook was fun for martial arts: http://www.rpgobjects.com/index.php?page=pro&product_id=21 It's pretty crunchy, and damage focused. But there are fun maneuvers, like getting extra damage against enemies who are prone with an "elbow drop." Anyway, I...

My bit of feedback is use careful, descriptive, and easily understood terminology. For example, noetic combat is kinda out there. I find myself stumbling on it rather than understanding what it's supposed to mean. Also, rules light is super tough! People can try to manipulate open-ended systems...

there's a video gamea bout this! Wizards fighting their way through Vietnam: http://magicka.gamepedia.com/Magicka:_Vietnam I like the idea of magic being used because of its massive damage potential. The idea that vietnam was a brutal war where any method to get a hand up on the enemy was used...

This site can help with math: http://anydice.com I can't quite figure it out, been playing with the functions – but I can't quite get it to count exploding dice correctly.

That seems like quite a lot of status effects. Is each one mechanically unique enough to warrant rules space? It's quite a lot to navigate for your average player. Just a tought, but if enough of those have similar effects, maybe you can roll them all into the same status. Like have a generic...

I took another stab at simplifying it. As you guys suggested, it seems that if people act on their own turns, while playing slightly different than phases, it has a similar result. I also tried combining a few actions as suggested. Does it look better? VEHICLE BATTLES Vehicle battles do not...

I'd prefer to not have to maintain a map at all. I agree it seems like a lot of work. It requires having a lot of terrain or constantly redrawing the map if using dry-erase. It can also limit player narrative options (because the difficulty of variable speeds, as mentioned), and the GM would...