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I have to agree here. I love me some PF2. I'm running it and I would really like to play it more but it doesn't seem to deal with the OP issues. I'd really suggest they look at Shadowdark for a 5E chassis on a much lighter and lower powered game.

I think this is an interesting discussion. I find it really interesting because I'm not sure what the selling point of the new 5.5E actually is. I've been going through the new PHB and I see major development with the new fighting styles/weapon properties and then a lot of other stuff that ... I...

The big question I want to ask is: what do your players think about this? Are they having fun with 5E as-is? If so, you have a problem. The DM gets to have fun like everyone else, but if the players want something you don't want to give them, that's a problem. My suggestion is to take a look at...

This thread has made me need to go buy some additional locks, chains, and steel spikes to keep Internet Warrior SteveC locked up. Fortunately, the new additions have held.

Except that they do. Here's another clip from the game: I think that's pretty direct. The fact that the game has Fabula points for PCs and Ultima points for the GM ... it's the name of the game. And I don't see the difficulties of success as so low. When I played the game, and by my reading of...

I've been thinking about that for when I run my own game. I run via VTT, and there's a module that reminds you every hour or so to give out a Hero Point. I don't know how useful that would be for Fabula Ultima, but I think something that reminded you about it would be helpful. The thing is that...

Oh sure! I just have a particular soft spot for Ravenloft novels. It's a weakness. Maybe my equivalent to getting an invite to Hogwartz is to get an invitation to dinner with Strahd.

The flow of Fabula Points is much like Fate Points from Fate. It's essential that the GM keeps them going in and out at the right rate for their campaign. I know that in Fate "there's not enough Fate points" is one of the most common complaints. I'm sure it would be the same here. If you want...

I wanted to quote what you wrote to respond to it. Frankly, outside of combat you do make fewer checks in Fabula Ultima than other games. The game encourages it in the rules. I took a little snip from the relevant page: In combat, you make a check each round, but again, that's where your...

I think the notion that checks are two difficult is true, but there's an important but to that statement that makes me okay with it: Fabula Points. Fabula Points and their use is the central mechanic to driving play forward. They are as important to the game as Fate Points are in Fate. In fact...

Well that was simply dreadful, so it does have that part of Ravenloft down pat. Like others have said, I am so not the core demographic for the game anymore. And that's too bad because a new novel for Ravenloft is something I would be really interested in.

Based on his Avatar, I'm assuming it's about the Critical Drinker's term. That's why I don't use it here, and that's all I'll say about it.

Being in the city where it all started, I have been here a while. I met Eric once when I was in my Internet Warrior stage and he was still very nice to me.

I think this is why it's really not the default for D&D. I've experimented as well with my groups. Some of them love it, and others (even very experienced players) hated it with the intensity of 10000 suns. It's very group specific.

It is really interesting to me to examine the Warlock. I play in a game where we hit 15th level at the last break and there is a Warlock in the group. We actually transitioned from 3.5E to 5E and he was one of two characters who made the transition. The player pretty much spams Eldritch Blasts...

Yes, that's correct. I had it recommended to me as a tale about a paladin years ago. It starts out what I would call YA style but it goes very dark. I was surprised by that.

Exactly this. Make the rests easy to do, but also limit the numbers. One of the things I like about 13th Age is how it limits how often Long Rests happen in a way that seems natural. When we ran it, players really liked how they just knew how Rests were going to work.