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I will confess to never having been in a supers campaign that went really well. And also to never having read a system I'm really happy...

All the players alter the game experience for the other players. That's sort of the point of roleplaying games! All the X-card does is...

GURPS was probably the last game I'd have tried to have work with superheroes (as compared to people-with-powers) because so many of its...

First, Just checking that you have actually played a campaign, or is this just theoretical? Second, do you think that if everyone else...

So … you are disagreeing with the number of story points the doctor starts with? Um, I think there’s a pretty easy fix to that. In fact...

Well, you can always mechanically balance a system by introducing a meta-currency. Example: Take any system and add a currency "story...

Clickbait title aside, this review from a non- novel fan was interesting:

I would anticipate Cosmere to go the way of the Avatar RPG - huge Kickstarter purchased by fans of the IP but not widely played. What...

By Mark Morrison You were living your life, and one day everything changed. Maybe it started with a ripple in the South Pacific...

The One Ring RPG uses d12s as the main dice rolled. They essentially change it into a d10 with two specials. 11 is the Sauron rune (not...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. To help you on your games design journey, here are the common pitfalls in the journey you might like to be...

Honestly, converting the Cluedo/Clue map to a Hobbit hole feels like a very good idea for this game.

Compare two characters attempting the same skill. One has a 90% chance of a basic success, another a 10% chance. If they compete against...

Just a side comment, but to me most dice pool systems feel far less swingy than D20 or D100 systems; I see massive swings in my 13th Age...

I’d agree that SW leans to being gamist. For me, though, the mechanics it uses have an archaic sort of feel to them, and they quite...