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schneeland reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with
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It absolutely is a function of them not learning, but I think having so many moving parts is part of what leads them to not learning... -
schneeland reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Like.
Shadowdark is IIRC 300 pages including its DMG and MM. But I find the size of a "full" character sheet a much better indication and...
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schneeland reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Like.
I'm thinking the same is true of a complicated board game like Star Fleet Battles. The basic SFB game has about 400 pages of rules at...
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Please explain why you think this is a pendulum? I don't. I think that there are more and more systems getting published, and they are...
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There was a trend for a while, I wouldnt say was just rules lite, but experience specific. Instead of generic do anything systems, folks...
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schneeland reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with Like.
For me in particular, Traveller fell off the map of games I sought out to play and run for two major reasons (with the usual halo of...
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schneeland reacted to payn's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with Like.
It had the opposite effect in my early games. Folks just wanted to find the best trade route as adventuring was too dangerous! I think...
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schneeland reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with Like.
This is pretty similar (not identical) in Classic Traveller. The player of the ship owner/captain in my Classic game has complained...
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schneeland reacted to Mongoose_Matt's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with Like.
When we were teenagers, the whole party turned to Chaos and doomed the Empire... Hoping this time round it goes better!
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schneeland reacted to rgard's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with
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Yes, lots of rolls, but how else are you going to end up selling F-16s to farmers on an airless world at a 300% mark up? -
schneeland reacted to TheAlkaizer's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with Like.
I'm not saying that Classic will be different, that's why I want to dive in and give it a read. But I've been marked for life by the...
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schneeland reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with Like.
I think Classic Traveller remains a brilliant, very playable RPG. (See eg this thread.) In terms of popularity, though, I think it is...
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schneeland reacted to payn's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with Like.
If I had to guess it was more about relating the RPG to media being consumed by folks. There was a fantasy explosion in the 70's that...
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schneeland reacted to tabletopjess's post in the thread Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game with Like.
Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. In September we are looking at tabletop RPGs for a sci-fi setting...
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schneeland reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Like.
As someone who occasionally likes rules heavy games (just not for ttrpg play), when I engage with them, it is because I want to do the...