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PShadowscum has an unfortunate second potential reading or I'd suggest that instead. ShadowScum? IDK if that helps.
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PHonestly, there are those who like the mood of SR; but the rules don't do it for them - I fall into that category. And others (I'm...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?.You seem to be positing bad GMing.
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Ppemerton reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Gygaxian GMing is not low prep by modern standards. But dungeons are openly artificial and constrained environments where the PCs... -
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I think this is to much more to do with 5e's market dominance than any factor of the game design.
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Ppemerton reacted to soviet's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
What an open-input conflict resolution system lets you do is give weight to the factors you're interested in. So, if you want to run a...
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The sheer amount of people who die from eating spoiled food proves that spoiled food is delicious! -
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70s/80s Marvel is more all-encompassing: everything in Star Wars, plus more.
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Ppemerton reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Is this what it feels like to be a forever GM? with
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I have a table of brand new players, ages 30 to 40, who are hyped and enthusiastic about the game. I don't know where everyone is... -
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Love.
Many people recommend Other Worlds, and also its author is apparently very handsome. -
Ppemerton replied to the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?.I get what you're saying, but I have a feeling that at least some aspects of genre and some aspects of playstyle overlap. I feel an...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?.As best I can recall, I don't think I've ever run a "generic"/"universal" RPG. But if I did, it would probably be HeroQuest Revised...
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Ppemerton reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets? with Like.
That's why I said the "from normal person to god" part. I kinda figured that would cover pretty much everything, doesn't it? Good for...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Let's Talk About Defining Player Characters.I'm not really strong on the concept of "roguelike" progression; but here are the Advancement rules from Knave: Whenever a PC...
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Meh. Overall I like robust skill lists because it often becomes a list of "things a PC can do" which is good, as I have found that games...