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Generic systems? Yes. "Can the GM do that" is a better question. I'd call that the thing with GURPS - not all generic systems. If a generic system shows up with few rules, that leaves room for the GM to add or plug in more if needed and to take the fundamental feel in a different direction...

Better yet: "hmm, your account says 'insufficient funds.' You might want to call the Federated Bureau of Immigration and Identity Affairs. I.e. go on a quest to find whoever stole your ID." I've been too lazy to name most of my weaponsmiths and design their maker's marks. So far . . .

The rest of the genre, as in, the books that have conclusions? That's actually very gamey of him - his series fizzled out like a lot of campaigns do! That doesn't have to be the case. I'd much rather be playing in a story than something that's very obviously a game when the GM says, "um...

I'm sure that it's a great system, given how much work you've put into it! You'll want to streamline that Basics page for the new people. It's hard to understand because it makes a lot of references to topics not covered on the basics page. Also, if Life is the Adventure, is Adventuring a...

Capitaland. It has a Mars colony and electric jetpacks. The PCs get to play billionaires, which is nice, because everyone else's rights are limited to working for minimum wage and then signing over partial ownership of all purchases to the billionaire class (which, yes, is an actual character...

I'm re-reading a Song of Ice and Fire. Not seeing this low rate of protagonist injury. Aragon gets his feelings hurt. Welcome to the "D&D isn't actually the greatest" club!

Better call the Fire Department. That sounds hot!

Mixtral AI had this to say: In Dungeons & Dragons, when a character loses a prerequisite for a class they have multiclassed into, they do not lose the abilities they have already gained from that class. However, they cannot gain any more levels in that class until they once again meet the...

The House of 1,001 Formerly Sane Architects. Or just the setting for Dracula 7. Or both?

I think that's pretty standard when one goes on a long journey. :sneaky: I'm just glad to see that I'm not the only one who's been secretly thinking "exodus" for weeks now.

Clive handles his cell phone well for someone his age! I see how Intensity can make a situation more fearful for the players - a high(er) DC can be intimidating, and isn't something a character would necessarily know. Are there other elements that make the game scarier for the players instead...

Edit: sorry Major. I just noticed that this was your first post. Be sure to pay attention to the timestamps on threads/posts... a particular conversation may have been over for years by the time you get to it.

"Gazebo" is the word you're looking for. I gave you a Sad Face (tm) because I now know why we'll never see another Song of Ice and Fire.

Ah, to have kid-brain again. Aging might be one reason that I'm preferring light games now. And dropping my glasses to read things (why are game rooms always so poorly lit?). There are games for that. Hear, hear! You'll need these for the nostalgia, and for tons of awesome ideas that can be...

Oh, you're assuming one of the choices presented by Happyland's democracy was not evil?

I wonder if Prismatic Wasteland has read A Song of Ice and Fire, because the Westerosi monarchy is anything but static. Also, what happens when the democrats elect a despot? Is the game just over? (Go team Joffrey!)

Are we surprised that Musk has come to the side of someone holding misogynist views?

Seconded. Plus, it's nice to see a character's (NPCs) level be used directly. I think Numenera does this too - a character level is how much damage it does and its bonuses to rolls (or something similar). I always dreaded writing up d20 NPCs until I realized they didn't need full character...

Words like "succeed" and "try" imply that the GM is still asking for rolls. Or the PCs are making themselves roll. "The GM always says yes" would go something like:

1) I don't know why someone would play anything other than the green iguana. It's awesome and scary. 2) My guess (from someone who hates marketing) is that your PWYW idea would fall way behind what a Kickstarter would produce. But a Starter Kit (with adventure) sounds like a really good idea...