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I like the sound of it. I do think there is potential for PCs with bloodied too. It would be scary if certain spells become save or die/suck when bloodied. You can even bake in a lot of PC character choices. Perhaps a Barbarian needs to be at 25% to be bloodied as long as they are raging? Or...

This alludes to the tight rope walk I mentioned. Some of Classic Battletech definitely needs a look. Id say more revision than streamline. A big part of what makes Classic Battletech such a great wargame is its not gone the route of quick simple play with ass loads of units. I mean, you can play...

So, playtest round 1 is labeled "Survival Package". Its pretty simple with just two major rule changes. Remove side hit location tables. Only Front and rear tables for playtest. Ammo explosions do a maximum of the following; 20 damage with transfer to a location without CASE. 10 damage without...

Greetings, It appears the good folks at Catalyst Games Labs (CGL) have been doing some internal testing with their devs and agents. They are currently trying to find areas of the game mechanics where streamlining, adjustments, or outright removal might benefit play. This is a very tight rope...

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So in GoT they are using torches in dark places they know. It’s not a traveling spelunk into unknown regions with danger around every corner. Nor is there any threat of not having a torch or the torch going out. The logistics of dungeon delving are not the same as folks just using torches...

Wow... tale of two halves... In other news, that DJ moore 4th quarter crunch saved me this week in one league!

Did not earn kup's respect.

Did the Shat scare you off? https://youtube.com/shorts/ytKdbz_ThOg?si=vyb2TFq4R_U5RLiv

We have a local Battletech only con called KSAGG. (Krull siblings annual gathering of gamers) Last year we hit 100 attendees. The next one is this December and we are already over 110 badges sold with a a few months yet to go! (I have made several promo videos for events see playlist )...

I was in a Forbidden Lands game not too long ago by Free League. Now, that produced a survival sim feeling that D&D just wont anymore. So, I get what you are after, but I think its a backbone design piece that you cant slip in, or slip out as you see fit. Its a hard ask for D&D to deliver this.

I changed things slightly in my game. Detect alignment only worked on things that had a strong enough aura. So, obviously outsiders, but you had to be deeply invested into an alignment to detect. Like the type that worshiped alignment aligned deities, used aligned magic spells and items, and...