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Not as "force points"... but only as moments of being inspired by the force.

Almost no one considers XP, a player side resource, as a metacurrency, either... but it is. It's an abstraction into metacurrency. More clearly so in games like Storyteller System, Hero, or GURPS... the latter two being "experience is just more points to spend…" ... as they have multiple ways to...

I had a couple larger fights, too small for the battle system, too big for TOTM, in 3rd. a few of those I solved by using the Clan War minis game rules.

Maybe. The thing is, the VTT may need to be reinstalled at some point, and if you can't authenticate your copy... I'll note that the authorization for Foundary is at install. The other nicety of self-hosting? I can set up a lan if I want.

Similarly for me, playing since 1981... 45 years I do like the way there are questions to ensure you're reading the directions.

Yes. At least occasionally. It's part of the genre, so it's included in the game.

For me, I'd class "modern" as Focus upon genre reinforcement and player experience, probably has more metacurrencies than just Experience. Also, modern systems tend to not be physics simulations. Which is unhelpfully wide.

MG has three metacurrencies, only two of which are shared with BW/Burning Empires, which also have 3. MG has Fate and Persona, and checks. Fate open-ends 6's, persona is used prior to rolling to add a die. Advancement is based upon successes and failures. Checks are used to get player turns in...

See, I've run Tales From the Loop and Vaesen... they're pretty close, mechanically. Close enough that swapping one to the other would be a nuisance due to minor differences . Tales and Things from the Flood are almost identical except for the age related mechanics. I've also run Alien, Blade...

L5R prior to FFG uses fixed number ranges and expects tokens on the map if not minis on the terrain, but notes TOTM is doable (and usually, it is). Most don't use that, but it's there. L5R 5 is the only one with Range Bands... and it includes an option for grid based.

I'll raise and offer up a bunch that are more complex than AD&D... many from the AD&D 2e era, some the 1e era. And T5? Marc's been working on it since 2014... and has the core out... Tucholka's TriTac system... many many complex rules, in smaller print, with less art, and while better...

I grabbed it, but haven't played with it yet. (pun intended)

It does enough different that it's effectively bespoke. You never roll more than 3d... but what size matters, using d6/d8/d10/d12 by att and by skill, 6-9 is 1 success, 10+ is 2. Standard YZE is always d6's. So far, only T2K and BR use step dice, but even they are significantly different from...

None of my campaigns lasted more than 8 months. There have been a lot of them. Peak skills in the 6-8 dice range. The force points never bugged me. They never caused a negative reaction in play. And they almost always succeeded when using them; the one time I recall them failing was a perfectly...

I've several campaign-years of WEG SW under my belt (about 7-8), never had a problem with them being overpowered...

You're wrong on that score Not a clearly listed one. Looking at the characters, they have the weapons they are skilled in. Very straightforward for a game of the era for characters' gear being by GM fiat.

I've played a demo. I've bought the books in PDF. I hope a foundary module is forthcoming.

Amazon is on backorder again.

I suspect that its ranking is being suppressed by lack of supply… The Amazon rankings are based upon sales made; if the demand can't be met, it can't reflect the demand, only the supply. So Darrington has to play chicken with overstocking.

Race as class didn't come into D&D until 1981... 7 years later and being the 4th version (5th if one distinguishes 1974 original from '76 with the 1976 supplements - almost AD&D. If you're writing that portion of the copy, it's misleading.