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Midgard (a German system) and Earthdawn

True. That's why I reduced gold awards for the PCs drastically - which isn't much of a problem for my campaign, since it doesn't contain magic item shops and magic items are rare in general. It's just a bit silly when a mayor offers 4 level 1 or 2 PCs 500 gp for killing an ogre and a few orcs...

I know E6. It's just that our group loves SLOW leveling and long term campaigns. We play together for 16 years now once a week and our campaigns tend to last for several years. Our AD&D Campaign lasted for 7 years and got the characters to level 12. That's just the way we like it ;) Although...

I was a lot more cruel back in the AD&D days - I made good use of the "save or die" effects. By now I tend to let my players live, although there has to maintain a feel of danger. My players know that if they screw up really bad or try some exceptional stupid stuff, they will die.

- No magic item shop - critical hit and critical fumble table - Resurrection costs 1 Con permanently - Spells can only be learned via scrolls - no crafting of magic items - no metamagic feats - Every time a spell is cast the player has to do a spellcraftcheck DC 16 + Level of the Spell -...

Wow, thank you all for your answers! There are some really great ideas in this thread, thank you so much! Now I have the problem of having too much good introductions :D Again, thanks, you've all been of great help.

Hi there. I registered just for this thread - I am that desperate. First of all: My group plays together for about 16 Years now. We have started dozens of new systems and campaigns, so my players have seen it all - festivals, waking up in a prison, the simple "You sit in a tavern and a hooded...