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I think this part requires some nuance. This all sounds like the default mode of FU is some sort of sandbox/hexcrawl kind of thing...

Savage Worlds can be crunchy if you want to play it that way, and Jodi and Clint Black are working on a "Fey in LA" setting over on...

You don't. You mainly don't have strategic magic like that except as class features or magic items. For example, a 3rd level (out of 10)...

I have a vague recollection of a similar mechanic being present in original Diablo. Something along the lines of being able to mend...

The problem with wealth-by-level in 3e and 4e was that this wealth directly correlated with personal power by way of magic items. 13k gp...

I'm not saying 3e was anywhere near perfect, but at least it was consistent in its complexity. (And don't forget how that mass bull's...

10 minutes for a combat seems extremely fast for anything that (a) uses a battle map and (b) is more interesting than "there's an orc in...

I would not mind a weapon breakage subsystem introduced in a Dark Sun campaign book, because metal weapons are rare. That could be fun...

Yes, it's subjective, but considering the number of people who aren't playing it with 20 rounds of fighting per day I think I have some...

True. That doesn't make it a good choice, though. Attrition-based adventuring was an issue back in 3e (which had a similar set of...

It's not an issue in the same way that a hole in the floor in your home isn't an issue. I mean, you know it's there, and you can easily...

This is the point that always gets lost in THAC0 arguments. They often come down to trying to measure just how difficult/easy or complex...