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Agreed, and it could have used some tweaking, but they over-tweaked and ruined it (imo). But that's also the basis for my opinion about...

I don't think you're wrong per se, but I do think the degree to which its true varies heavily based on both the end user and the...

I'm assuming you know this, but that kind of rule, especially with that specific short a time frame, is tantamount to "Don't play in...

Oh, that can happen all of the time. I could probably list a dozen games that I like the overall game, but one or more of the mechanics...

Hmm. I think the core premise behind RPGs is communication, storytelling, and roleplaying. But the core mechanic is....a mechanic.

Both of the two D100 roll-low blackjack systems I mentioned are often opposed. There's also a middle case where target numbers are set...

Green Ronin's AGE system does this by checking for doubles on its 3D6 roll and seeing how many points the "stunt die" gives you.

Usually that sort of thing is a question of potency, not skill, and you can bake it in outside the skill system. You also, of course...

I was working with a small (10-12) person, virtual company, and I proposed we kick off our weekly all-team Zoom meetingswith "Victory...

I've seen this referred to as a "blackjack" system in more than one place. Both Mythras and Eclipse Phase use D100 versions of it.

I kind of lean into dice pool systems because its usually easier to get somewhat consistent results once you know how many dice are...

I think we ought to be clear that many of the games on that list are very new. Saying Daggerheart is popular and Savage Worlds is...

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I suspect that's inevitable in the exception based design space the D20 sphere fills. It was even true in D&D 4e from what I saw of it...

I'm assuming given the amount of space the feat spaces are intended to summarize the feat and not just name them?