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I've played both 3.0 and 3.5 games where the only non-core elements were some monsters. And I would gladly do it again. In fact, the 3E kitchen sink games seemed to fall apart quite quickly, so I'd rather do core than kitchen. I'd prefer a limited book set maybe slightly larger than pure...

I'll just list the major campaigns: 1981-1988 1E plus some CoC 1989-1992 2E with a heaping help of 1E, plus some Shadowrun and a little GURPS 1992-1993 Torg! Plus some homebrew rules. 1994-1999 Mostly played Magic, but there were some very short GURPS, 2E+PO, and homebrew campaigns 2000-2007...

I voted for the +1 or better to hit system because it is all or nothing. Really I wish it more like "only silver weapons can deal damage". Basically, I think that a werewolf's resistance to weapon damage should be absolute and a plot device because that is how it is in stories. You should...

Voadam: see Giant In the Playground Games for an explanation.

Depends on the DM. I played with a DM where the party surrendered, and then the PCs were systematically tortured and killed. Next time in the same situation, years later in another campaign and genre, we all fought to the bitter end. Played with another DM where he made it work, kind of. But...

Should be multiple choice: Some close friends and a few game-only people.

So it sounds like M&M isn't the game for our group. I concede that you clearly know the rules much better than I do. But I'm looking for a rules-light game, not one where players have to scour the book for point costs or potential feats to take, especially during play. Any suggestions on a...

I find that the ability for any character to gain feats and powers via hero points makes M&M very hard to play. Where is the list of feats I can gain again? What power can I have? What extras? It is as if you are constantly remaking your character. Also, copy powers mean that the GM has to...

Dark Sun and Gamma World might pull me back, but new rules systems like hybrid multiclassing or beginners' rules won't. I'm unlikely to play in a 4e game again, and certainly wouldn't run one. Barring a new setting that sets my imagination on fire, 4e is effectively dead to me.

Unseen for three months The continuing story Exhales no more

A: Plot: My plots and settings are top notch even if they are never written down and only in my head. B: Improv: I can always pull off something even when unprepared. I just shouldn't be so unprepared all the time. C: Fun: I don't always have fun when I run a game. D: Rules Knowledge: I've been...

I play both, but neither recently. And I vote in polls.

Couldn't decide between "mixed bag" and "dislike". 4e doesn't provide what I really want in an RPG. I would choose another game to play instead, but it isn't yet on my "will not play ever again" list. On the other hand, there are some good ideas in 4e, and I enjoyed at least one session of it...

Started using all rules we understood. Helmet rule never came up because everyone in armor kept their helmet on (which is rather the point). Eventually, we redid the initiative system (because we really didn't understand it) and dropped the weapon vs. AC adjustments. Other than that, by the...

I check "love it" but really because I love it the way we play it, core rules with a few house rules. I could have chosen dislike it for the everything goes games, or mixed bag because both exist. But that doesn't seem fair. Core only 3e or 3.5e rocks.

Torg, set c. 2010 instead of c. 1990

How about all 16s instead?

Assuming you always add ability increase to your highest stat. At 8th, the 'champions' that produce +9 total mods are: 15,15,12,12,12,10 16,13,12,12,12,12 15,14,12,12,12,12 15,13,13,13,12,12 8th level has the same champions as 1st, but they are +10. 11th level there are only two champions at...

The feats section of PHB1 was really bad because you might turn to it and find a feat and then later realize you are in the paragon or epic section. There was no indication of what type of feat you were looking at. PHB2 fixed this by putting "11th level" as a prereq on all paragon feats. I'm...

Just made my first 4E character from the book, and my biggest pain was finding the race and class feats from within the feats chapter. I'm glad the powers weren't similarly intermixed elsewhere. There should have been some kind of indication of which feats a race can take in that races...