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I think that Rob implied more options, not that old defaults are gone - that would go against backward compatibility. Hopefully, there will be more to come. Let's not expect too much for now. Playtest phase is about finding out if the new ideas are sound. By the way, since we're at the wishful...

A While I agree with you, here are the observations for default 13A combat encounter (based on simulations and in-game tests): the fight, the significant portion of it when the outcome is changeable, lasts 3 rounds. These rounds need not be consecutive (a chase, a fight distributed over a...

The big issue with 13A rules was that due to certain cadence of growth of damage/HP, characters in the end game fought similar number of creatures, but the numbers crunched reached three digits, or in some cases, four (Tarrasque, HP 2k+). Also, the number of dice rolled reached two digits...

Thank you. I promised myself I would not comment on this topic myself, as there are simply too many instinctive reactions to r-word. @Umbran , I would like to specifically distance myself from your interpretation of my words: I am not proposing to be tolerant of r-expletive-ist ideas. I...

Because not all people have PR skills. Because sometimes you can be tolerant and understanding. This topic was done over many times, even in this thread. Please, do let it go, ok?

Monster tamer is easily doable. 1. Archmage Engine cares mostly about attack economy, that is you are limited to one attack per round, with damage die being dependent on your stance. 2. Treat summoned/tamed creatures attacks as your character attacks. Subject them to all rules of your class...

So, to sum it up, since there is no official announcement at Pelgrane Press site: 1. There will be a kickstarter for the next edition of 13th Age in the next year. 2. The playtest program will commence soon. 3. If you want to participate in the playtest, drop an email at...

Look, "The system changed since Aliens and Vaesen. It appears to be more polished..." contains two separate items: the system changed. the system appears to be more polished. The former is a definitive statement. The latter is a tentative opinion. The latter is tentative because I haven't...

I love the news. This was probably the best version of D20 as it fixed most, if not all, problems of the game: linear fighters, quadratic wizards, magic rules, fighters boring, rogues are pathetic, druids come to the game with their own bestiary, long boring fights (4E), rocket tag encounters...

Well, as I said: "it appears to be polished". I haven't mentioned Twilight 2000 or Forbidden Lands since I haven't had sufficient experience with these variations of the game engine. Now, the "polished" part of my opinion comes from my reading of the early access materials. It looks good on...

Hello there, I have just received a notification that EARLY ACCESS materials for BLADERUNNER Core Rulebook and Starter Set were updated in my library at DriveThruRPG. According to the notifications the changes were: (Core Rulebook): "The changes are mostly cosmetic, except a few minor tweaks...

You know I envy you. What hope for is that I get the parcel by the next week as I am leaving for vacation.

Patiently twiddles his thumbs waiting for a delivery notification...

Tried to run a campaign once, but the ship building rules were too elaborate. People could not agree on what they wanted to play. The Vaesen HQ is much neater take the concept of building shared asset. Regarding appropriating culture and religion - we're grownups, we're ok with roleplaying...

The general rules for making D&D magic viable in a wide world would be: the efficiency of magic effect is not higher than that of a mundane counterpart. the fabrication (creation, transport, assembly, construction) does not yield products superior in terms of quality or quantity. There are a...

This is a complex subject, and I do believe that there are many possible ways to address it. Here is what works for me and for my players (usually). 1. [me] Establish baseline and the inner logic of the world. For example, for my Miserable Secrets CortexPrime game, it is the baseline is...

Ok, that's just my interpretation of the scene - I cannot throw a quote at you :) You are assuming that their moods at the beginning were natural. Given the premise of my interpretation, they were most likely not - why would a artificial mood junkie start a downer day in baseline depression...

Isaac Asimov answered this question: human body is versatile in its application, while a car is not. As long as the core processing unit has two hands, can walk, has access to knowledge and skills, it can build the rest of the civilization. So, to a new planet you should send R. Daniel Olivav...

This. Also, in the novel the humans as the species are dealing with major existential crisis. They essentially are facing their own psychological extinction event - that's why Rick is having artificially induced quarrel with his wife, that's why there is the artificial participation in the...

I have ran into similar issues, and this is what worked for me: 1. The person who snoozes - made sure they got less sugar/food. Seriously. 2. Start a game with 5 slides of Google Slides. For a session 0 it was about basics of mechanics and settings...