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I finished reading the core book last night. I think some extra options will significantly increase the appeal of the game to my group (who like crunch on the whole). I’m currently GMing a Savage Worlds campaign which has another 4-6 sessions to run, then it will be someone else’s turn to run...

Looking at the label in more detail, it looks like it came from GamesQuest who are based in the UK. I don’t know if that means GQ serves UK orders only, or also cover their EU orders, too. So, technically it was bought local to me rather than international. But Free League’s operation is...

From EU to UK

Impressive service from FL’s web store. Ordered Friday, arrived today (international, no less). And free download codes for DriveThru - top result!

Perhaps it would be more accurate to say systems other than (A)D&D and spin offs then. The d20 family tend so share that exponential growth, with the exception of BX family that is a bit more grounded. Look at other families like BRP and spin offs, Traveller spin offs, Advanced Fighting Fantasy...

If you substitute the phrase ‘flat character growth’ for ‘bounded accuracy’ then I would suggest there are many games which will scratch this itch, including a swathe of OSR games and modern fantasy games. Even a game like GURPS has a pretty flat power growth structure in my experience (though...

I like the conditions system based on a read through. It gives a different take on attrition without being just depleted hit points or spell slots. One of the limitations of Savage Worlds is that there aren’t many tools for attrition over the course of a game arc. One of the options is Fatigue...

Your impression is correct! 🙂 SJ’s previous game was The Fantasy Trip, a dedicated fantasy RPG with just three stats (Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence). That system built off two arena combat games he had already created - Melee and Wizard. Melee originally just had ST and DX as stats. You...

We’ve been playing a Forgotten Realms game for over a year which converted from 5e to Savage Pathfinder as our GM got a bit tired of 5e monsters in particular. It’s great fun. One of the subtle differences between Savage Worlds and D&D in general is that D&D has a resource attrition model...

Have you seen Savage Pathfinder? It has class edges which being in aspects of D&D niches, while retaining all Savage Worlds tools (things like chases, mass combat, dramatic tasks). It has base fear rules in the core, and expanded fear rules in the Horror Companion if you want more emphasis on...

Having started reading the rules, the reason lowest wins is because of how Boons work in the system. Having a boon will reduce your roll so lowest roll needs to be best.

@Aldarc - I am, by default, a person who loves genre-flexible systems. Savage Worlds is my favourite these days, as it brings a pulp feel to games I run and that is great for 90% of my needs. But I do like gritty fantasy. Savage Worlds can do that, but a tailored system which hits my key wants...

Me too… Off to Free League’s site… :LOL:

No criticism was implied or intended @Thomas Shey 🙂

In the Cypher system most monsters are defined by a single number from one to 10. You might embellish that and say that a specific monster is nominally a 3 but attacks as if a 5. I personally found that a bit thin, but it can work.

How about Buffy, Angel, and / or Witchcraft? They are also by Eden Studios like AFMBE.

Just to check, when you say you have checked out Fate, have you checked out The Dresden Files specifically? It’s a tightly designed urban fantasy implementation in my opinion.

Embarrassingly I have that in PDF…

There is an official Savage Worlds implementation of Rifts, if that makes a difference for you. Necessary Evil is a variation on this, in that it’s a supers world featuring an alien invasion. Other than that I’m struggling to find an example of alien invasion for Savage Worlds, but that would...

There are some WFRP 3e core sets on eBay at the moment.