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Characters can still be pretty great if they use Initiative well, plan judicious use of parry, and remember to use their Heroic Abilities. Strategy also is a huge help.

I'm giving beginning players an extra Heroic Ability to start (their choice, as long as it makes sense for their background), and a choice of one professional skill raised to 15 if all their abilities are less than 15.

Basic Roleplaying - the system that underlies most Chaosium games.

We're kicking up a Dragonbane game and using D&D Greyhawk adventures to fuel it (our players didn't want the D&D power creep), so it will be interesting to see how it translates - it does seem to have a really easy transition from D&D for things like Traits (Heroic Actions), and skills. Saves...

An RPG based on the show Colony would be awesome.

So I am guessing WoTC isn't going to appreciate converting of D&D spells to another system. I'll PM the link to anyone who's interested, just let me know (in Excel, tab for each school). A few notes, below, be happy to hear feedback: Schools of magic converted to Abjuration, Conjuration...

The Last Caravan is one I picked up recently though I haven't read it closely yet: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148197519/Last-Caravan-The---Core-Rules?awid=1086

That's extremely UNinteresting.

Yep. I’m doing some final cleanup and normalizing and will link it when ready. Only school I didn’t convert was Necromancy and I am waiting on Level 8 and 9 spells.

Absolutely. We ran a session 0 test combat last week against 4 goblins and it went well - goblins dispatched with the party taking only minor scratches. Of course they were cut down by missile fire while the goblins foolishly charged so no great tactics were being used. But they got the hang of...

We’re gearing up for our Dragonbane/Greyhawk game and most D&D spells and monsters have been converted well enough that I can run NPCs pretty easily. I decided to give PCs a starting boost with an extra Heroic Ability and 1 professional skill at 15 after doing the derived stats. First adventure...

Ever consider the Hero System (Champions roots)? I seem to remember lots of dice and damage in that game, and it seems to really lean into powerful characters.

Is Player A a fan of computer games and MMORPGs?

Sorry if I’m being off the cuff, but I do think you need to solve the power gamer vs the reasonable system puzzle. The Dragonbane Heroic Abilities can still make up for some of the power game needs but I also think maybe fudging a bit in favor of the players for awhile until you find that middle...

Just give her double the dice to roll then secretly cut the result in half behind the screen. ;) Also, just say feet even though it's actually meters. I'm only half joking -- you need to give her the illusion she's playing D&D, so do anything you can to make it feel like D&D without all the...

You have an exceptionally stubborn group. I will note that up until your "TPK" the group was enjoying Dragonbane, and I do feel it shares a lot of DNA with D&D and fixes and simplifies the wonky stuff (AC, etc). (Still think a good revenge campaign could work after that loss). Is the main...

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Reynard, when you say in your OP... ...You lead people to believe that using die rolls and the rules aren't allowed. Your original thought experiment post is misleading. You've since clarified, but you shouldn't be surprised by people's reactions based on your initial description.

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Good point -- I'm looking at most of the DB spells, and they are going to pretty standard 10m, 20m, 30m increments. These translate easily to 5sq, 10sq and 15sq on the map. Easiest to just go with these flat distances to true up with other DB spells. On another note, I'm finding it pretty easy...