zarionofarabel's latest activity
-
zarionofarabel reacted to soviet's post in the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic with
Like.
I agree that's a cool thing at low levels. However, there is a big 'but' here, because once you get to mid levels (or even earlier in... -
zarionofarabel replied to the thread What System(s) Should I Suggest?.Yeah, this. If it's the tactical stuff that's the issue, playing a different tactical heavy game won't help. It will just be all the...
-
zarionofarabel reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like? with Like.
Lancer (link) Why it works better than any of the others for X-Com = - It is combat that is resolved ONLY via turn-based, hex-grid...
-
zarionofarabel replied to the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like?.Literally any system that features grid based combat should do in a pinch. If it's something like 5e, a quick reskin of the fantasy...
-
zarionofarabel reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
I don't think so. My admittedly limited understanding of metacurrencies in RPGs is that they are primary acquired by the players...
-
zarionofarabel reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
It depends on how broadly you define it. I'd describe it as serving the same purpose as it does for players in a system that otherwise...
-
zarionofarabel reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
I don't know the details of the Modiphius systems. But I am pretty familiar with the Doom Pool in Marvel Heroic RP. One thing it does...
-
zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.I didn't mean it should be something added to D&D. I just recently encountered the 2d20 systems, and was flabbergasted as to why the GM...
-
zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.If nothing else some of the discussion in this thread has at least given me some idea as to why certain systems include meta currency...
-
zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General What is your favorite d&d world's one unique thing..Dragonlance had Draconians (NOT Dragonborn) and lacked Orcs. I only had a couple PCs that fought Orcs as I stopped playing D&D not long...
-
zarionofarabel reacted to MGibster's post in the thread What constitutes a "hit" in your mind? with
Haha.
It's not an issue for me because I don't take D&D seriously. I don't say this to disparage D&D, I'm running a 5.5 campaign right now... -
zarionofarabel replied to the thread Which RPGs best model real-world skill development?.Runequest derivatives that feature some sort of mechanic for tracking skill use which then turns in to skill advancement. Many also...
-
zarionofarabel reacted to dbm's post in the thread Which RPGs best model real-world skill development? with Like.
Burning Wheel has multiple meta currencies which are used to track the development of characters. One is generated through achieving...
-
zarionofarabel reacted to Cordwainer Fish's post in the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words with
Wow.
Can that be... the MacGuffin?! -
zarionofarabel reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread RPG Duets Best Practices and Pitfalls? with Like.
I've found that with Duet play, it can be really awesome because the single player character can be the main character. No spotlight...