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SWADE has a good cross section of stat blocks in the core rulebook. You can easily tweak any of them on the fly.

Yeah, there was a time I could have done that with RuneQuest or Hero without too much of a struggle. Like I said, I'm just rusty.

The only thing I'd need specifically was stats for opponents, but given the somewhat schematic nature of SWADE, if the sample opponents...

While its not a complete case, that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about systems that allow you to avoid being hit. In...

Of your strong opinions I see consistently, this is the one that really makes me bristle every time. I disagree fervently, and I...

Again, I think this is mostly just semantics. My point is it’s not problematic in a game where it’s an expectation. And if loss of...

It's one of few well-populated and well-moderated RPG-related forums still in active use. I'm just here to monitor TTRPGs General to...

Doesn't change the point that the roll still tells you how capable the opponent attempting it is. It just changes the nature of the...

You're making an assumption. In most games they don't get hit often. That's the point; they survive by avoiding the hit in the first...

When you offer a carrot, it isn't always. I can try to do something and do my best, but that's no assurance it works. If my RuneQuest...

Eh. I've got things in my head that seem like they could make interesting games for a variety of people; not all of those people are me.

To a point. I still think it tells you something about the result in terms of process, it just doesn't tell you if it worked. I mean...

Its a carrot, not a stick.

And in the end got to find out it really was enemy action.

Dunno how many (if any) will find this a helpful distraction, but this is the new member of our household. His name is Blotch. Here...