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Wow really? I would never ask players what setting they want. Setting IMO belongs to the GM. Seems like your players drag you from one...

I'm curious why you feel 5.5 is leaning more narrativist. I fell that it's become less so, as it's more reliant on codified rules...

Thanks for the feedback! I considered this as well, for exactly the same reason. The trick is: it still remains extremely difficult for...

‘I Could Do This In My Sleep’ is a cyberpunk entry to DriveThruRPG’s 2025 PocketQuest game jam. Powered by a simple yet flexible...

Wow. Only WotC could make something simple this hard. Player: Okay so I want to see if this thing is an illusion. Am I rolling...

The OP literally describes how 3.5 handled using Knowledge: Arcana/Nature to identify monsters and magical beings. The check was DC10 +...

Uh. There's a Perception skill though and the difference is: for saves, the GM tells you when, but skills you can use whenever you want...

You seem to be trying to argue that testing new things as potentially dangerous is irrational, and we should charge ahead and do them...

It is so rational that it has evolved to be hardwired into the human brain, because if you take the time to think about if a lion is...

When confronted with the unknown, fear is the rational response. Then you investigate it until it is no longer unknown. Which is were...

AI is addictive and can exacerbate existing issues.

Reading this thread, I just realized the only system I've run where I never had to house-rule is GURPS. Such a great modular ttrpg 🤓

It sorta depends on the thing right? Not all rules are made equal. Something like a character ability I probably won't touch for a...

I mean BFRPG is fine as far as I know. It's a BECMI or B/X clone from the first wave of OSR retro-clones like Labyrinth Lord, Swords &...

A few thoughts skimming the 4th Edition pdf. (Mostly negative, fair warning). A 208 page black-and-white pdf shouldn't be over 100mb. I...