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Ppemerton reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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One of the biggest things is just getting to the point and reducing process overhead. Like how instead of the intricate resolution... -
Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Good list! For these two, I think maybe Over the Edge (1992) is the modern beginning. A bit later, Maelstrom Storytelling (1998, from...
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Ppemerton reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Here are contemporary trends that I see in terms of modern approaches to TTRPG mechanics: Fiction First Gaming: this was something of a...
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Ppemerton reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
A few things: What I've found as a player and GM in a game like Apocalypse World (or more trad games generally), is that changing...
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Ppemerton reacted to JML's post in the thread D&D General How Much D&D Stuff Is There Anyway? Part 3: Magazines with Like.
We used Vol. III the most I think, but all of them were quite good. Especially since so many of the articles were inaccessible. Back...
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PIt would without a doubt be 13th Age, as there's an official, quality adaptation of Glorantha for it. Not to mention I'm a big fan of...
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Ppemerton reacted to Campbell's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Like.
Note that I do not think grids are universal here. Some use square grids (Draw Steel, Cosmere). Some use hex grids (Lancer). Others use...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I've got a view on this: it's analytical and genealogical. Classic D&D is, at its core, a game of puzzle-solving. At the start of the...
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Ppemerton reacted to loverdrive's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I'm so so so tired of people on the internet parroting about how you shouldn't prepare absolutely anything in AW. That's not supported...
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Ppemerton reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
None of that really talks to my central issue. My issue was that introducing backstory on failure interferes with prep so why bother...
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Ppemerton reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
There definitely is a difference. To this last part I would add that traditional game mechanics often ended up pushing play away from...
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Ppemerton reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I’m trying to maybe narrow in on the difference. Not saying they do exactly the same thing… but there are similarities, and mechanics...
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Ppemerton reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
So what I mean when I say high improv is that the resolution mechanics can introduce characters and retcon motivations and...
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Ppemerton reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I didn’t say the GM was mechanics. I said that the way in which you’ve described the GM, I wouldn’t expect resistance from you about the...
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Ppemerton reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I'm sorry, but this is why the 'dead horse' of hit points keeps being brought up. Because the assertion that the rules of D&D serve only...