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It is hilarious but that is a flavor rule I'm not going to use. Gif with the "soft" G sounds like a well known brand of sweetened peanut butter in my country and it would just render them too silly. Granted the "Victorian Hippo" stereotype from AD&D 2e Spelljammer is pretty silly too but its a...

Ranger is my vote. The design isn't to my liking as I think it should have "no magic" options and frankly the subclasses aren't thrilling I can see why people don't like bard but with sword, valor and lore colleges its easy to make something that is not a stereotypical lute plonker.

GURPS 1E predates Ars Magica by 2 years actually.

You have a good point there. There already is in essence a Cowboy Bebop RPG anyway called Bounty Head Bebop . Its a d20 variant with a ton of supplements and slightly odd world (psi among other things) It didn't click as much as you might expect I guess this game will have the advantage of...

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Its a very good magic system though Noun/Verb flexible magic showed up in a rare game called Melanda Land of Mystery back in 1980. It was a forerunner to FUDGE as well with a character creation that was narrative, what you did determined your stats and skills. I've never seen a copy though...

I played this once. Never again as the complexity doesn't increase the amount of fun and is in fact an open hindrance to enjoying the game.

Was far too long ago.

Yes but only in Ebberon or some other setting where they fit.

A war scythe has a straight blade and in D&D terms is a glaive . Grim Reaper style scythes aren't used as weapons but hey its rule of cool. Slinsg take some practice, more than bows I'd guess but are largely a cultural preference . I'm fine with the way D&D does them though they are probably a...

I have a lot of dice but typically I only carry what I need for any given game. I've been using D&D monster themed dice pouches lately. Before that I just left them in the box or when running Buffy/Angel tucked 2d10 in my pocket. Its all I needed. Since I often play at my local FLGS and don't...

I'm NOT suggesting this but you could just go all out narrative and have all damage class based only. A wizard does 1d4/1d6 with 1d6 thrown or blast cantrip (used x times per day) rogue 1d6/1d8 warrior 1d6 ranged 1d8/1d10 1d8 ranged than your subclass would adjust what you use. A...

The above says it all. He was a great designer and he'll be missed.

I prefer not to use them myself but I am fine with half elf, orc, and the like. Still human just touched by the other. These are easy to fit in and many myths have such characters so exemplars are easy to find.

I don't think this is necessary frankly and I think its better making humanoids relatable . In fact I see it as is essential to actually making a game or media for that matter work. Otherwise the amount of investment and subsequently player interest levels decline precipitously. People play...

Redcaps are basically spirits made flesh. They are not humanoids and like demons or undead may not have any moral capacity.

Sounds great and I normally run at top speed from anything in gaming called "punk"

This and making sure that D&D was run by business minded people. By the time Ryan Dancy came along the RPG market was changing and companies that were run by enthusiasts were staring to end up in a position where they weren't in a position to make enough money to stay alive. The entire D20...

Ugh. I'm sorry you had to put up with that. You don't have to be friends with people you game with or even like them but basic courtesy is not optional. Advice to others, not gaming is better than bad gaming or gaming with jerks.