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Against the Titan Here's an illustration of problem: The relevant stats for a titan: Grapple AC 34, Grapple attack +44, Touch AC 8, STR check to avoid trip +24. I think we can see from the fact that the Titan's grapple modifier is 10 higher than its grapple AC that Morrus' system skews...

So my friends and I ran some numbers on trying to throw giants and other really big things, and we found that it is much easier to Hold or Throw something using your rules than it is to grapple with or trip something in the core rules. This is because One's Morrus Grapple Bonus includes one's...

Yes, but how long has the phrase "100% red-blooded American" been around?

Hooray for firm and tart apples!

Does it make me worse than I heretic if I like rhubarb pie both with and strawberries? I mentioned the unholy combination only because recipes are much easier to come by unless you have a vintage cookbook (my folk's ancient Fanny Farmer cookbook lists the strawberries as an option after the...

Strawberry Rhubarb pie, all the way.

I voted Steel Sqwire, since they're the only props I've ever used at the gaming table. I've got a few terrain/dungeon/starship tiles, and I really like the Paizo map tiles, but I haven't used them yet.

I've figured out all of the other acronyms, but I just can't figure out what "DD" means. Help, please!

I agree with Psion about how this quiz rates the Specialist category. Here's what I scored: Storyteller 75% Character Player 70% Weekend Warrior 60% Power Gamer 45% Tactician 35% Casual Gamer 30% Specialist 5% Despite its shortcomings, I think this quiz is probably the best one out there...

True20 uses skill ranks - they dropped the 'every skill you're trained in is level+3' idea. C&C isn't for me, but I've got some love for True20.

I like this a lot! I might have to adopt it.

Reading Buzz's posts after some time away from EN World is like being in a book club. Now I need to add iInSpectres and Mortal Coil to my reading list. Anywho: by all means, take a break from RPGs! But before you give it up for good, try something indie and weird.

I'm a big fan of David Pulver's GURPS Vehicles (despite the time it takes to design, say, a wheelbarrow), GRUPS Mecha, and d20 Mecha, but, though I've heard of it and thumbed through a book or two, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to MZ+. Could someone summarize its approach and what makes it...

Check out Grim Tales Mass Combat, if you have the time or inclination: http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=4037 It is, if anything, more mechanical/deterministic/fair (maybe?) than Cry Havoc, but I find it quick to set up and easy to adjudicate.

Speaking of which, Rich Burlew's ideas on Polymorph are hella simpler to adjudicate than the core rules: http://www.giantitp.com/Func0012.html

...Just skip the last episode and all of the movies ;) They will spoil the whole experience. If you want to have fond memories of Evangelion do yourself a favor wonder about how fabulous the ending could be for the rest of your life :p

Right you are - I honestly don't know what I was thinking.

I love Morrus's Grapple rules, and the document itself keeps getting more and more polished. I hope you like them!

Umm... under the core grappling rules you cannot both start a grapple and deal damage in one action either. In terms of game effects, we're no better, no worse (In terms of mechanics, we've gone from three die rolls to resolve a single action to one die roll. Wow!) Since I haven't yet made it...

I'm not a big fan of "Juggling-Style" three-weapon fighting, but I totally dig Roronoa Zoro from One Piece's Santōryū with the third Katana in his teeth. It should be noted that the names of all of Zoro's techniques are puns. Whether this has any bearing on how much I dig his three-sword...