What I Like About Nimble 2e (So Far) — A Partial Review

Bill Zebub · 2026-04-05T01:04:15+0100

SteveC said:
The way Radiant Judgement works is whenever you're attacked, if you don't have any judgement dice, you roll them. The next time you attack you cause that much extra damage if you hit. Hit or not, they're expended. Is that too good? Don't know.

Thinking about it, you don't get it until you're attacked, and if an enemy doesn't attack you, you don't get any more.

Don't know if that's too good. I suppose I'll see in play.

Intelligent opponents might figure out how it works.

SteveC · 2026-04-05T01:16:58+0100

Bill Zebub said:
Intelligent opponents might figure out how it works.

Definitely. To me it is also creating a powerful incentive for a particular playstyle. You are going to be up in the face of the bad guys, and if they're attacking you, you're hurting them back. It makes me wonder how this will make the GM adjust their playstyle. I'm really going to have to see if it's necessary.

Nightfly · 2026-04-05T04:36:59+0100

It's kind of contrary to how I think of paladins, which is as protectors of their allies. Instead, this ability actually encourages monsters to attack the paladin's buddies instead of the paladin. That seems a bit odd.

(and yes, I know Oathsworn are not technically Paladins. Although come on.)

Bill Zebub · 2026-04-05T06:21:45+0100

Nightfly said:
It's kind of contrary to how I think of paladins, which is as protectors of their allies. Instead, this ability actually encourages monsters to attack the paladin's buddies instead of the paladin. That seems a bit odd.

(and yes, I know Oathsworn are not technically Paladins. Although come on.)

Yeah, that's kind of weird.

zakael19 · 2026-04-05T13:55:19+0100

The Paladin gets bonuses to Interpose (each "tank" has abilities and bonuses around different defensive actions), Interposing counts as being attacked, so now you get to punish.

As the paladin levels, and depending on Oath, you get other things to do with your Judgement dice too. I know its hard on the internet, but if you're looking at a context free discussion of a L1 ability in a game you haven't played or read and making ... Judgements... they're quite possibly off base!