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NNuminous reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with
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I’m given to understand we’re different people. :) I like these threads where people get to share their opinions and not jump on others... -
NNuminous reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Best RPG for Arabian adventures with Like.
Speaking purely from a systems standpoint: The book is zippy and, while people can and do die, the characters aren't OSR fragile (and...
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NNuminous reacted to Joshua Randall's post in the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like? with Like.
Honestly? 4eD&D. Both XCOM EU/EW and XCOM2 combat feel very much like 4e combat. You could map many of the XCOM abilities directly to...
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NNuminous reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like? with Like.
Lancer (link) Why it works better than any of the others for X-Com = - It is combat that is resolved ONLY via turn-based, hex-grid...
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NNuminous reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like? with Like.
Tracking it back, X-Com was based on the Snapshot and Ashanti High Lighting games produced for the Traveller RPG. So Traveller.
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NNo, they aren't. FATE aspects all have negative effects as well as positive; DH has no such negative use. That fundamental difference is...
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NRegarding the 2 vs 1d3 - the choices also influence playstyle deliberely. Classes with a flat 2 HR can plan multiple turns out ahead of...
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NNuminous reacted to ffanxii4ever's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
Forge Steel is just as good as Pathbuilder in my opinion, and both make character creation a breeze. Between always having an effect...
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NNuminous reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What do YOU plan on doing with Daggerheart? with Like.
And this is a textbook response for someone who has missed a quarter of a century of narrative game development. Seriously "rules that...
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NNuminous reacted to Elvish Lore's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
I play in a big Pathfinder 2e campaign... pretty much no one there is lazy, unimaginative, or not smart. All the martials fall into...
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NNuminous reacted to Hermes_Alexandria's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
I have now played both online with VTTs. Both have modern, streamlined mechanics that feel a little video gamey. PF2 feels like...
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NNuminous reacted to Staffan's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
Then it probably isn't the game for you. The game is unapologetically "Tactical Heroic Cinematic Fantasy". This is not a Swiss Army...
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NNuminous reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
Well that's your problem right there, as they say. The selling point of Draw Steel! is that it's a tactical combat-focused heroic...
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NSeems as intended, p107 “Ongoing Spell Effects:” “Once a spell's effect is in play, as long as it doesn’t mention an expiration, it...