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The difference between psionics and magic:- magic is sparkly, and tingles. Dex as a prime stat for wizards:- I really meant - a stat which affects their spellcasting in particular. But also was alluding to the old AD&D 1st edition idea of having a primary stat which gave you +X% XP bonus if it...

Many thanks to all for the extremely useful ammo which I will present to my stubborn friend with great glee. Just to clear a few things up:- He also mentioned somatic components but I think the answer to that is very easy:- why do they need to be delicate motions, rather than broad sweeping...

I'm currently having a debate with a very stubborn and obstinate member of my gaming group who was indoctrinated by a certain well-known commercial RPG into believing that wizards in any game ever written should never be able to wear metal armour without incurring a chance of failing in their...

Would it be cheeky for me to plug my game, Omnifray - http://www.omnifray.com I've never seen a match for it in terms of the tactical element and sheer number of options a combat character can have in actual combat (want to mix a vicious strike with a mighty blow at 1st level? be my guest - or...

the debate continues 1. For several months now I've been regularly playing a Vampire game which uses playing cards. But though that is a valid form of entertainment, I would have to insist that swinging a sword IS more immersive and IS a superior form of activity (albeit it has some drawbacks...

Mainstreaming RPGs:- A Plot for World Domination I have to say that I find it rather saddening that RPGs are not thoroughly mainstream. To me, the pertinent facts are simple:- PnP/tabletop RPGs are the 20th century evolution of traditional storytelling. The storytelling exercise has become...

Myrmidon = unquestioningly obedient military subordinate? 1. Dwarf 2. Elf 3. Halfling sorry...

I like Daredevil; it's a similar theme to Stalwart (allusion to personality). So 1. Stalwart or perhaps Man-at-Arms (but a bit specific) 2. Slayer or Assailant or Skirmisher 3. Daredevil or Trickster For 2:- Hunter is too WoW? Harrier sounds too weak - he does more than harry his...

Stalwart Slayer Trickster (trick-fighter) Definitions of Stalwart from thefreedictionary.com:- Having or marked by imposing physical strength. Firm and resolute; stout. One who is physically and morally strong. One who steadfastly supports an organization or cause

I absolutely agree with previous posters who have said that there is no single game which is perfect for every purpose. But what would I rather play most of the time? Core Mechanic and Dice Whilst it is true that dice v. target number may be quicker, it gives a much more arbitrary (or, if...

1. Omnifray (which I wrote, so I'm biased) 2. Labyrinthe (high fantasy, high-powered LARP system run near London, England) 3. something futuristic, maybe Dark Heresy (WH40K RPG, which I haven't played yet) or maybe CoC which I also haven't played 4. something oriental, maybe L5R (on reputation...

Well, I don't like the Wizard/Cleric combination for flavour reasons, but supposing it were Wizard/Druid... my system would give 14th level casting in each. Which I think is OK, isn't it? It doesn't make sense to me from a flavour point of view if a Wizard/Druid 10/10 is as skilled at casting...

If you were say, a 17th level fighter and you took 1 level in wizard, could it really be justified from a plausibility / storytelling point of view to let you get 9th level spells straight away? To go from no talent to super talent with the flick of a level? With my system you would get 4th...

And this system would mean for example, you could be a "learned bard" character statted as a 2nd level wizard, 1st level sorcerer, 3rd level druid, 4th level bard, and cast spells as:- 4th level wizard, 3rd level sorcerer, 5th level druid AND 6th level bard... but bearing in mind that this...

Has this been suggested? The obvious solution to multiclassed casters in d20 systems seems to me to be to make a nice 20 x 20 table with your specific class level down the left hand side and your total effective character level across the top. The table entries show a "compromise" level usually...

Omnifray How scared are you of complex rules? If the answer is not very, and if you have some spare cash for rulebooks, you could take a chance on my game Omnifray (which I wrote), which is a good point-based fantasy RPG. Current releases are set in the Enshrouded Lands, a fantasy setting...