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Its a 'your mileage may vary'. The maths is rather tricky to navigate though. If you go the other way you are looking at a system where you want low attributes you can roll over, which doesn't feel right either. The usual way past this is to base the target number just on the difficulty of the...

I work for Modiphius on Dune: Adventures in the Imperium and Star Trek Adventures, so it’s no surprise I’m a fan of their 2D20 system. But its only recently with Dune that I’ve had to take a deep dive into the rules and noticed that 2D20 does a lot of things that make it more than worthy of an...

Yup, the comments of ADD are very fair and something I should have considered in the article. I love hearing the ways people have talked about dealing with it though, awesome.

Well, after finding a map from the future in a hut full of lost things owned by a very angry Dwarf they tracked the helm to a deep corridor in the lonely mountain (as I deduced to at least put them close to the original adventure). They found the helm in the depths in the lair of an underground...

Depending on the game, the GM/DM may have the most responsibility for preparing and running the game. But players have responsibilities too. Picture courtesy of Unsplash. There are plenty of pages dedicated to advising gamemasters about how to run a game, but not too many aimed at players. I...

Most role-playing characters are heroes, some are even super heroes, so it’s hard to imagine them being bad at anything. If you are working with a system that rewards optimisation (like D&D) it’s even harder. Such systems not only make it harder to build in a weakness they actively encourage you...

In a previous article, I said it was time we all stepped up and tried GMing for a change. However, I do appreciate it isn’t that easy. If you are thinking of running a game but you don’t know where to start, here’s some helpful advice. Photo by Kelly Miller on Unsplash Don’t Panic My first...

You are exaggerating a lot. Just because players can choose a Drive does not mean any of them will do, or are all the same. The skill determines what you do, the Drive determines how you do it. Trying to convince (Communicate) with someone using Justice is an appeal to what it right, use Power...

Nothing on your sheet is somewhat unfair. You have a range of abilities, skill specialisations (focuses) and talents, not to mention even your choice of equipment can be used in a test. You don't need a long list of skills because you have some manner of skill with most things given you are an...

I'd actually agree with some of the concerns of both sides in this argument. But it is an old conundrum that, as Irulan says, must be begun by taking time to make sure the balances are correct. Do you grab a system and crunch it into the setting because you like using it? Obviously no. Do you...

Thats entirely up to you. You can play 5,000 years before the novel if you like, or change what happens in the novel in your game.

There is a certain type of adventure that in recent years seems to have fallen out of popularity: dungeons. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. "I Look Up!" The release of several old D&D modules got me looking at some of these old original adventures, and they are quite eye-opening on the subject of...

Isn’t it about time you stepped up and took on the load sometime to give your usual GM a break? Short answer, yes it is. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. In most surveys I’ve seen, the one thing pretty much every GM agrees on is that they’d like to play now and again. It’s good for any GM to...

Why should the GM be the one to have to come up with all the ideas anyway? They have enough to do. So why not have your players put some effort into shaping the session? Picture courtesy of Pixabay. There is an old adage that says ‘don’t give the GM ideas’. As if we don’t already have enough...

I don’t think I need to convince anyone that dice are cool. But for those who feel dice are only useful for looking pretty and making a clattery sound behind a GM’s screen, I disagree. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Fudging Dice Rolls Recent years have seen an explosion in all manner of gorgeous...

Running a game can be hard and quite a responsibility. While players sometimes consider participation optional, without a GM there is no game. Given that, the GM has to do at least some prep work as well before each session, even if it’s just reading an adventure. So the GM doesn’t have the...

The holiday season is upon us again, and you may be wondering how you can add some holiday spirit to your game. However, at the same time you may not want to give your player characters an easy time drinking mulled wine and giving each other gifts. Here are a few ways to add a touch of festive...

Very true, and not every drive will fit each situation. Each one puts a twist on the test that makes it a little different and creates potentially different outcomes. However, it is fine to play to your strengths and try and use your best drive each time, but that means you need to manipulate...

Lol, not so much I’m afraid! But I should add that while I am the project manager and take far too many oppotunities to influence the creative aspects, our lead designer is still Nathan Dowdell who is the master of all things 2d20. :) If people want to know more about how Dune works, there is...

If you like you can preorder the Standard edition as well - on its own or a bundle - and you'll also get the 82 page Corebook preview pdf right now, and the pdf when its out. If you do go for a bundle the dice are effectively free too. :)