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I didn’t bring any ‘toys’ to the party. I am merely informing the company that this is a reason why I won’t be buying their game. They have already produced at least one version of the game that ran solely on D20s without recourse to extra propriety dice needing being purchased. It is not a...

Well, I am glad you have all convinced yourselves there is no problem. I’m not buying it now - so no problem for me either. (y)

Well, it can lose potential customers then. No skin off my nose - I’ll play other games.

Because it is a barrier for gamers to play the game.

Well, if you or Modiphius feel they have the power to make that adjustment, rather than simply make adjustments to their own game, then be my guest. Your game answer seems to be blame everything but the game design for the problem it creates.

Considering you live in California and I live in New Zealand, where custom dice have to be imported and are more expensive and harder to find accordingly, I'd say that is a safe bet. However, Star Trek Adventures aspires to be an international release. If it is more expensive and harder to play...

Well, you seem to be struggling to understand this complaint.

No. I do know plenty of people who I game with though.

Well it is a big deal for me and others. It actively is a reason I won’t buy it - which is why it is being said. You’re attitude is dismissive and defensive but this communication isn’t aimed at you. It is aimed at Modiphius - it is their new edition and this is feedback for them. Your comments...

No you can’t. That is the problem. You read the dice with different symbols on them that don’t adhere to the values on a normal die. You could table reference or learn them off by half, but this is frustrating for players. Essentially, the game is encouraging all players to go out and buy a set...

Well, my solution is that I don’t buy games that have mechanics I don’t like. I know plenty of others that have been put off buying STA literally because they don’t want to invest in a game that requires another load of money to buy proprietary dice, when the specific mechanic that requires...

Other games have managed to do this, including other 2D20 games. Including other versions of Star Trek Adventures (Captain’s Log), actually.

I don’t think the system is too taxing. It’s just poor. There is no functional advantage to rolling an additional, custom dice type for damage rolls.

Ditch the effect dice. Just have the system use 2D20.

There seems to be a bit of a backlash regarding being a Warhammer clone, and to be sure I recall the creator actually promoting Zweihänder online as WFRP just before Cubicle 7 had the real license. However, the fundamental question for me is whether it actually provides anything I don’t already...

Actually, this isn’t quite correct. The original 1983 Warhammer 1st edition box set has a couple of notable things: Firstly, it was billed as a mass combat miniatures game but was also a roleplaying game. It came with three booklets, the third of which is literally a rulebook for how to...

Well, it was more that they released the Start Set last year, with an implication that there was more to follow - however, we are still waiting. Apparently, the new core rules will be with us in March. And if you think its been a long wait, I’ve been waiting since 2017 for the Morte D’Arthur...

The only one interesting to me is Pendragon, which is really just a holdover from 2023 to be honest. Ars Magica was announced too late to make the list, unfortunately. Pioneer probably doesn’t excite this crowd as much as it does me. There is also the looming cloud of the D&D ‘NotANewEdition’...

Well, there are different realms (Mundane, Divine, Infernal, Faerie, Magical) that each have listed ‘monster’ stats that fits in with each. However, it is a mythical world so even the mundane beasts are presented as medieval people of the time felt they were, based on their folk lore and...

The magic system itself is effects-driven. The paradigm used to explain limitations and the like is tied to medievalism, sure. However, the system itself is still adaptable to other paradigms. You don’t even need to use the Latin nomenclature which are just flavour. Indeed, the real sourcebook...