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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with
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The game doesn't reach out a tentacle and make you play 6-8 combat encounters a day, no. But it is designed on the assumption you will. -
FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
6-8 recommended combat encounters a day. The vast majority of character abilities have a direct combat application.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to aramis erak's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
It's the most widely played, and most widely disliked by firsthand knowledge, of the supposedly universal engines. It's also the most...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
Rolemaster is my first love and I'm running a campaign of it right now. If I took widespread opinions and feelings on the game as some...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
Savage Worlds has a somewhat different philosophy when it comes to adapting other settings to their game. GURPS is pretty hard line...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
The game that's closest to GURPS that I like is probably Savage Worlds.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
Honesty, GURPS is a pretty good litmus test for me. If a game feels like GURPS, chances are I’m not going to like it much.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
And nor would you fill threads with endlessly repeated statements of that dislike.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
The overwhelming amount of detail was the primary complaint my players had the last time I ran a GURPS campaign. "There's a skill for...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
I quite enjoy disagreeing disrespectfully. We need to respect other posters, not the games they may or may not like. For example, I...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
No one is going to answer those questions, my friend. Why would they? It looks like you are trying to pick a fight that has nothing to...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
People are allowed to dislike things and explain why. You do it all the time...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
I'm not sure what it is you think was being asked in the OP. Here are what seems to be the pertinent parts to me: Many people are...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
Discussion opposite the original question still is talking about the same topic, just in the other direction. You can still learn about...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to chuckdee's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
Personally, I think even generic rulesets need to have a focus. GURPS, though it does heroic, is more focused on realism and that's very...