Recent content by JConstantine

Just as well I never made that argument then, ey? It seems you read into my comment something I wasn't actually expressing. While I'm no fan of 2d20, I wasn't "making an effort to complain about it" so much as disclosing the sentiment that, for me, TES is inextricably tied to it's RuneQuest...

No, but I'd take a fan-made TES game using RuneQuest/BRP over a licensed one using 2d20. I don't even care for percentile systems, but anything else for TES is a non-starter.

Yes..."punching".

A shame it's 2d20. In case you're unaware, there are fan works around for both, at least.

Merely an observation, but something that is overlooked with the factions in BitD is that the citizenry of each district are their own factions too, so your ward idea is essentially the same in practice. If reputation can be lost as well as gained, presumably it can be negative as well as...

I'd like to echo @Whizbang Dustyboots' point about different levels of depth. And I think what's "best" is going to come down to the author's preference combined with target audience. Doskvol as presented in Blades in the Dark is pretty light on details, deliberately so that groups can make it...

I don't think the Sects of Masquerade really translate that well into crew types. A more fitting equivalent would be the Coterie types (pg. 197 of V5 core book) - they already have distinct agendas, as well as certain associated merits that could be converted to claims. The Camarilla would be...

Two British TV series come to mind that would serve as good inspiration: Hustle: a crime drama about a group of con artists, that utilises the classic flashback problem solving. Leverage wishes it was as suave. Hotel Babylon: a drama series about the workers of a 5-star hotel in London, based...

Back when I first decided to try my hand at GMing, I went looking for any and all advice, and Matt Coville would bring up RHoD repeatedly, so I went looking for a 5e conversion. I recall a thread on GitP that I was going to link, but there's been more since then, which has been collated in this...

I have several thoughts on this. Firstly, as I mentioned previously, it doesn't have to fall to the GM alone; players are encouraged to pitch suggestions for the dice results, so don't be afraid to draw on them (it's not to the taste of every group, but it's an option). Secondly, as also...

Why, yes there is! One for each game line, in fact: Under a Black Sun (EotE), Operation Shadowpoint (AoR), and Lure of the Lost (F&D).

While I pointed out the difference, I disagree that they're incompatible. I don't think it was strictly intended by the designers (they probably wouldn't have split it into 3 game lines otherwise), but, mechanically, it's fine; absolutely nothing breaks. In my group, we started out as EotE...

Well, it broke 700k, so Patrons are unlocked, and overtime mode is currently still going. I wonder if 2LM will ever join the $1M crowdfunding club.

FFG's Star Wars is one of my favourite RPGs, and I think the proprietary dice get an unfairly bad wrap. It's quite possibly the quintessential neo-trad RPG, blending typical trad elements like attributes, skill list and mechanically detailed gear, with the tiered success common to narrative...

2LM are currently live for the final stretch: The tracker is funded, Patrons are the next stretch goal @ €700k, and almost certainly going into have entered overtime mode.