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I've played zero hp dead games, but it was a long time ago, and I remember thinking the game was toooo dangerous. When you have Bob the Fighter, followed by Rob the Fighter, followed by Nob the Fighter, it's almost the same as 5e's default never dying at all. I prefer zero hp = incapacitated...

It's from my Low Fantasy Gaming PDF (free download). There are other geography based tables in there too you might find useful :)

"Low Fantasy Gaming" RPG

And here's the review: https://lowfantasygaming.com/2018/08/05/warhammer-4e-review/

Couldnt resist any longer and bought the PDF. Still reading through it. Will post a first impressions review later.

as long as it isnt shadowrun complexity I'll be ok

uughh this sounds, well, complicated

Hah, I've not seen this approach to proofreading before. But I kinda like it.

My preference is a sandbox region with a bunch of hooks for the players to investigate if they wish. The GM needs to be ready to improvise (#PrepToImprovise), particularly if the players start a side trek of their own. GM also needs to be ready to follow through on the provided hooks (which...

IMO the best way to fix the 5e rest problem is as follows: 1. Short rests only restore HD 2. All short rest abilities are now twice per long rest. 3. Long rest takes 8 hrs 4. After long rest, roll on the table to see how many expended abilities are restored: 2d6 ABILITIES RESTORED 2-5: None...

Cr has always been more show than game. If you're watching for the show, you might get upset when you fav char gets killed off. And if you're watching for the gameplay, well, you wouldnt be watching CR. You'd be playing.

Stars Without Number might suit. But I'd start with the latest shadowrun, maybe glossing over the hacker stuff. It's definitely on the complex end though.

Hmm interesting. I'll have to see the fine detail to decide whether any of these are good options, or too easily obtained get out of jail free cards.

Blackpowder Toolkit now available :) https://lowfantasygaming.com/2018/07/16/blackpowder-toolkit/

My alternative is: (1) single death save only, made AFTER the combat is over. With adv i someone patches you up or uses healing magic on you. If you fail you die, if success you are unconscious not dead. Restored to 1 hp in 1d3 minutes. (2) Once reach zero hp, all healing (inc magic) takes...

Dnd has always been intended as a high magic game, you can see that from the magic items list, and pretty much every adventure every written for it. 5e doubled down on this by adding magic to almost every subclass, and making at-will cantrips fundamental to caster balance. Sure, you can have a...

100% disagree. It is mostly mechanics.

If all you do is change natural healing rates, and leave in place all the usual healing magic, create food/water magic, healer feat, usual death saves, etc, and dont introduce persistent injuries of some kind, it ain't a gritty game, not imo. It's just a slightly harder version of 5e.

Read your post. To be fair, you do way more than just change healing. In fact you seem to make your game a low magic one. Which I heartily approve of. And which (imo) means it aint 5e anymore.

Gritty and default 5e are polar opposites. In order to make 5e gritty, you have to change so many things, you aren't playing 5e anymore. Better to simply use a system that is gritty to begin with imo. WFRP 4e might be the ticket.