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NNeonchameleon replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.The thing is that you're moving the goalposts from "stolen from the PCs, especially in an invasive way with no respect for precautions...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with
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Clearly it can. I just don't think doing so makes a game simpler. When something people are likely going to want to try in their "you... -
NNeonchameleon reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
"Simple rules with deep implications." -- Jon Hodgson, Handiwork Games
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NNeonchameleon replied to the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General.To me there's complexity of inputs and complexity of outputs. D&D 3.X maximises the complexity of inputs. You've 32 skills plus four...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Jeremy E Grenemyer's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
My preference for TTRPG complexity is contingent on who I am gaming with. If it is a table full of good natured engineers and computer...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
Yes this. I'm not going to name names but there are a couple of FitD and PtbA games that have really cool concepts and a some good rules...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Argyle King's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
I agree with all of that. Also, the last part of what you said there is why there are "rules-light" games that, to me, are more complex...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
Yeah exactly. There are so many games which have complexity in completely the wrong places. Often it's not even subjectively wrong as in...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
I definitely think subsystems for very specific situations, ones which can produce interesting and story/setting-relevant results are a...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
For me, complexity isn't inherently a problem or good thing, it's whether that complexity is justified by creating interesting and...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to zakael19's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
Yeah, but you can also use them in a VTT by grabbing the images. Yes, tactility is awesome (and I think some ofmy online players are...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Reynard's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
FWIW, there is nothing inherent in Daggerheart that makes it substantially better face to face rather than remote/VTT, other than the...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Vael's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
If 5e is a 6, than I'm a 4 or 5. When 5e launched, it was the sweet spot for system complexity, now it's close to the upper limit...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
So, like AD&D? :LOL:
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
I don’t have a complexity preference, I have a preference against unnecessary complexity. And IME, unnecessary complexity usually...