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I've mentioned this in other threads about GURPS, but as I recall GURPS 2e and original 3e had fairly reasonable lists of skills and...

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Exactly. It would have been remarkable if the first year or so of 5.5 sales hadn't been stronger than the first year or so of 5.0 sales...

Gretchen, what have we discussed?

I think Troubleshooters does a fairly good job there. In Troubleshooters, Complications are fairly standardized. For 3 Story Points, you...

I think the character point system 'works best' when it is declared as being an artificial economy meaning you can't take everything and...

I think PF2 has a fairly good solve: guidance makes you immune to guidance for one hour (whether you use the bonus or not). So that...

Sure, but it means they become hard to tell apart, particularly if not playing in very bright illumination. And from a mood POV, I'd...

Gotta make, as one of our time's greatest lyricist said, number go up.

I think it is. From what I've seen, we've gone from most groups looking like this: To this: I just had to get out of small town to...

If I were to remake GURPS while still keeping it somewhat GURPS-y, I'd start by paring down the skill list to like somewhere between 10...

Binary: You either have advantage or you don't. There's no "I get +2 because I'm flanking and +1 for higher ground and +2 because...

Tyrants of the Underdark is one of those games that's low-key great. I and my friends have only actively gotten together to play it...

I mean, back in the day fireball was pretty much the go-to offensive spell even at higher levels. But one can make higher-level blast...