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Well the problem with those games is that while they did try to compete with Vamp/WoD - They did so during its heyday, and did not stick around long enough to take advantage of its current slide. Being a technically better rules set is not enough to overcome the first mover advantage...

I can't recall off of the top of my head here a single fantasy RPG that has any kind of real traction in the hobby that is not d20 based outside of WFRP. I guess technically there's also RQ. But Glorantha. Fundamentally, it's all still D&D. The bazillion campaign settings and clones are just...

People do tend to forget that AD&D came out over a 3 year period. By the time the DMG hit, most active groups were already playing a PHB/MM + OD&D/Holmes kit bash. I have never heard of anyone from that era buying the DMG, and then revising what they did at the table to be pure AD&D RAW. To...

My info may be dated as it's hard to keep up with things in countries that you do not speak the language in, so: The Dark Eye from Germany, which still (just) beats out D&D there. I think... Trudvang Chronicles which is Drakar och Demoner in Sweden. Sword World - Japan - Beat D&D, but the crown...

In looking at my copy's of both, I think that there is a great game in there if you combined the class abilities of OSE + selected class ability and Foci from WWN... On of my main complaints about 5e was that over 20 levels you made no meaningful choices after 3rd when it came to PC...

I don't get that at all. Those tables are a GM aid; To be used at certain points when following the dungeon and wilderness play procedures. i.e. Wandering monster rolls and other dice tables are not rolled on without context, and the GM is to use situational judgement when interpreting their...

I actually do mind seeing as how the "fixes" are something that should have been in the core book from the jump. And now I have the privilege of paying extra for expansions in order to get their corrections based on paying customer playtesting. I decline their generous offer. They did...

Also: In my opinion; R.Tal's Witcher RPG was a missed opportunity... It is one of the few cases where I would say that they absolutely missed the boat by not doing a 5e compatible RPG for the Witcher IP. Many aspects of the version of interlock used for their Witcher RPG could have been...

They got the process backwards... Playtesting, before release. It's used to be considered a thing. You can say no crying over spilt milk all you want. I am also free to say that I do not mind the cost of current full color RPG hardback core books at all: So having a functional game system...

Like I said; some may have no issue with the fix. It is just not a fix to me. And that is the issue with WFRP 4e for me: Two supplemental books to "fix" what should have been in my core book from the get go? In RPG land people will gravitate to the currently supported system. But out of...

My hat of "Enemy/GM" point pools know no limit... IMHO that is not a fix. I fully realize others will have no problem with such a patch, but for me it is a no go. Now this part sounds the business. But this: I disagree with many of the design directions/fixes in WFRP 4e. Although I like...

One would hope that would be impossible. But as it seems like they missed the concept of a proof copy the first time around; I wouldn't take it off of the table just yet...

Agreed. The replacement copy's are actually a big deal. Some serious good will stuff there. Because they are killing any profit that was to be made from those print runs. It is probably even costing them money. Unfortunately in RPG land: First impressions stick. They have no room for error...

Yes, 12-13 will be the same number... R.tal has used this with d10's since CP2020. Yet I've never seen the math breakdown even from them of the exploding d10 or d12 stat+skill vs. a variety of TN's. If someone knows of one I'd like to see it. Tried a straight-up d16 like this? You'd...

It's an interesting thought exercise. No harm in that. One reason I'm interested in a d12 variant is the D&D systems that were dropped with 3e: Reaction, & Morale rules were 2d6 based. It should be easy to move those to 1d12 rolls for a true 'universal' system. Unneeded in the hobby, but...

How would this scale if the d12 explodes on a 12, similar to the d10 dice mechanic in CP RED and the Witcher RPG? I ask because my mathematic ability is horrible, I got lost at: "scales with standard deviation, the square root of variance"...LOL.

Oh no. :eek: WotC is just delivering the "...is this fun?" edition that the player base asked for... :love:

This happened when WOTC did a bunch of surveys basically asking players: “Wouldn’t extra magic for PC races be fun?” And the players responded to those surveys and said: “Yes, more magic would be more fun! Could we have more cool powerz for our PC’s while you’re at it?” And WOTC said: “Why...

In my opinion; The rational comes down to wanting to put them as playable races in the game, and keep everything the same. When everything is Medium regardless of what the MM says, then It's all just different flavored skinsuits at that point. If this is a foreseeable issue, why can't the GM...