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Wow, this one gives me 3E nostalgia for sure.

That's really neat! I once spent an entire weekend making "real" ramen ingredients. Although I was proud of the results (and the achievement of actually doing it), it was soooooo much work. I now "cheat" to get me mostly there by: Using normal pasta + baking soda to make the ramen noodles...

Very much agree. Seen too many comments from others that assume these rules are "unplayable", but my group had a great time with it till we split apart. Have all those systems as well. I've decided which one I use just depends on what system the module I'm running uses; gives me a nice excuse...

Okay, was attempting to offer a way off your hill there, but looks like your intent on dying on it... :sneaky: Alone...:confused: As for this, from I.C.E.'s Wiki page: "Arms Law was the first release including the house rules from the University of Virginia days, which began Rolemaster as an...

I understand it's different from 5E, but none of these comparisons make sense when compared to AD&D, the game we're saying it's related to. If I described Hackmaster as fresh take of AD&D with aspects of Rolemaster rolled in (isn't that how Rolemaster started anyways?), how would you disagree...

@Jd Smith1 Yeah, we know. But to say Hackmaster "has nothing to do with D&D" when it's entire foundation is based off D&D is an odd thing to say. "Crunchy spiritual successor to D&D" would be a better descriptor I think.

For me, its been the last couple printings that have disappointed. This last one, C&C Reforged, was kind of just the last straw. Not because it's so incredibly different, but because every change that was made made the game worse than previous editions. Compounded with multiple disappointing...

Agree. That's why I don't understand the changes being made to the latest edition. They are trying to be like WotC and trying to conquer the gaming world. It's overly ambitious for what C&C is and has always been and I just can't see it paying off for them. If you haven't looked through the...

I don't see any mention of complexity being an issue... but you're absolutely right if that's the case. That said, the latest redesign does a pretty good job at making this game even more accessible... Also, not a VTT person myself, but would probably want to switch to Foundry, so that might be...

For me, I was disappointed in their combined A series Adventures in one hardback book. Finally, the perfect chance to fix all the issues (like an incorrect map), but they didn't.... :confused:

This is unfortunate since one of the major selling points was actually hiring an editor... Yeah, I've seen that too. In another place he was laughing about how much his current fans hate a lot of the changes, so they are very aware of the hill they want to die on, haha. Love them dearly, but...

Well of course, but I think it's a pretty safe place to start, especially considering the rules are free.

If you're not happy with how powerful PCs are, absolutely! Mastery of the rules and party coordination are a must just to squeak by multiple combats. After years of running 5E, I can't tell you how happy I was to finally see a party scrambling around trying to take down a monster that was...

If you have to play 5E though, I'd suggest: Limiting rests. I like the Middle Earth's rule where you can only Short Rest when in safe areas (i.e., not dungeons). Not rolling for stats, use point buy or array to keep them bounded. Only average HP on LevelUp. Never give out magic items that...

Honestly, just play a different game. Making OP characters with lots of powers and mowing down baddies is kind of the point of 5E. Take it from someone that had 10 pages of houserule notes and was still rolling my eyes at how easily my Lv12 mobs were being massacred. Pathfinder 2E would be the...

Agreed. It was my getting off point as well. Taking the core game to Lv20 knowing full well it plays best 1-12, distancing it from D&D (not needed since under Creative Commons, right?), and continuing to refuse to innovate even a tiny bit really makes the newer version a downgrade in every way...

Just picked this up myself: Plan on writing a small review here once I get a chance to read it!