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Ppemerton reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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You don’t think that your description of what the GM does is helping to drive the game? And do you not agree that the rules may do so... -
PTo get semantical, choosing PC abilities would be strategy, choosing how to use them as you play would be tactical. Moving a...
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POkay, if we're taking this seriously, I think it's pretty self-explanatory. It should be tactical and have modern mechanisms. Draw...
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Ppemerton reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
I got the same impression about BWHQ, though I also have the impression that they do a lot of small series of sessions with the same...
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PI had one GM who was out to get us. Cyberpunk 2020 is high lethality, so we weren't mad about getting blown up. What bothered us is...
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Ppemerton reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
I'm very curious to know...how often is the narrative driven by the actions of the PCs? How often do decisions players make actually...
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Ppemerton reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
Depends on the game. Torchbearer requires some prep, for example, and I'm happy to do it. But I tend to want to leave a lot of blanks...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.I've run multiple campaigns of 60+ sessions: early B/X and AD&D campaigns, and then two in Rolemaster, of around 300+ sessions each...
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Ppemerton reacted to Alas's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
Guaranteed 60+ sessions with the same players and characters? Honestly, I think I'd like to do it with D&D 4e. I'd love to see a party...
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Ppemerton 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... -
Ppemerton reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with
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Considering point 6 (having interested, motivated players) is the breaker for like 98% of systems, I'd go with something relatively... -
Ppemerton reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
Burning Wheel would be my first choice. Probably either something humanocentric set in a fantasy historical period or an all-dwarf...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.An addendum to the above post: upthread someone talked about sim vs "gamism" in the context of classic Gygaxian D&D. For the game to...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.@mamba, I've quoted a series of your posts. And am trying to work out what your position is. At some points, you seemed to be talking...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.To me, the relatives rule looks like a rule intended to serve the purpose of getting a player whose PC dies back into the game. It...