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2e Jakandor has a Transmigrate spell, which fits very well with the flavor of the Charonti culture; but not so much as an adventuring spell.

The last time a character was reincarnated in a game I was running, I had a long chat with the player about their expectations and...

I think this is key. Too many games make players choose between interesting options and combat-optimal options.

Thank you @James Gasik that's what I remembered... it was a huge downgrade of my capabilities (although I could Climb Walls better...

The difference between 10 and 18 was 4 points of bonus to AC (just like it is now), or 3 to ranged attacks. Except for a THIEF, who...

I like resource pools. Based on comments on this thread, I can see that it is because I look at the game more "boardgame" than "RPG"...

We found this an interesting side effect of the escalation dice in 13th Age. It encouraged you to use your lesser powers at the...

I am not sure that's a valuable distinction, but okay. In general, I'm fine with them, if well-implemented. But then, there are few...

Another question near and dear to my developer heart. I think Cypher does a neat thing here by making it a loot-crate game. Where...

I like short rest mechanics, and only like daily abilities if they are adequately explained by the virtue of a good night's sleep. I...

Preferences aside, whether or not managing finite resources "matters" is a pretty fundamental distinction between different kinds of...

This thread may make more sense for what I posted in the metacurrency thread:

I think Sport and Theater are two different categories, with different broad goals.

I think the idea that the story doesn't end--or pause--when there's a fight getting started is solid, certainly PCs can (and often do)...

I think I have seen it before as "combat as spectacle". I must say I think theater is perhaps a more generous term however.