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After reading this I closed my book to take a look, and this is what mine is doing as well.

Keep in mind that it also means that "I miss... next" never happens. That's the main thing that keeps success at a cost from being fail forward. For example, in D&D if try to shoot someone and miss, it means you tried to hit but nothing came of it. In FATE if you try to shoot someone and miss...

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You are quite incorrect on this score. The concept of fail forward isn't "the PCs move forward even if they fail." Fail forward is "things continue to happen even if the PCs fail a roll." Oftentimes those things moving forward are bad for the PCs, but good for gameplay. Fail forward means that...

In the original press release, WotC wrote:We are excited to announce our newest licensee, Trapdoor Technologies. Trapdoor is working on an integrated toolset and rules knowledge base to support the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Combining rules, character sheets, and adventures together into...

Totally different in this case. This is licensed 3rd party software. That means the company making it is invested in its success, not getting a check and handing over source code that they can walk away from.

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Capricia Would you remove formatting on your post? It looks like this to anyone using the dark background.

If you'll be at DragonCon, I invite you to play a game of Dread with me! But, if Dread is too out there, another example might be Dungeon World. In DW, the resolution mechanic is 2d6+mod with 6 or lower being failure, 7-9 being success at a cost, and 10+ being total success. Only players make...

Oh, I definitely agree that if you're going to have a resolution mechanic for NPCs then it should mirror the resolution mechanic for PCs. That's not really what I was referring to. Take a game like Dread for example. It's a horror game where the resolution mechanic is if the PC tries to do...

Black Leaf?

Gnolls!

IIRC, AD&D 2e priests of elemental spheres could turn the corresponding elementals.

If you haven't, you should really watch Avatar: The Last Airbender. :devil:

I've been thinking about this response, and there is a playstyle difference that I find quite interesting here. This might be long winded, but there's a point eventually. When I sit down to play a role playing game with other people, when the rubber hits the road so to speak, what I really care...

In fairness, this thread came about because people were discussing removing the "at-will" nature of the rogue's sneak, specifically. If the at-will nature of the power (lightfooted halfling hiding behind an ally) is balanced by the factor of having to roll to perform the action, then removing...

Man, some incredibly awesome RPG systems don't even have rules at all for resolving actions that the PCs aren't involved in!

Not many until 4th or 5th level, then probably something like +50% to +100% of DMG guidelines if they exist as the PCs go up in levels.

I know the assumption is no magic items. I get that. But, the reality is there will be magic items. So, I think that will make a difference in TWF's favor.

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