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I don't think it's about Accountants & Abbacus', it's probably about the GM having high priority on economy with regards to verisimilitude. One could have a high priority for verisimilitude but not place such an emphasis on economy etc.. i think it basically involves wearing blinders in regard...

This thread is marked DnD2024, but I think folk are sharing their opinions in general so I'll happily share how much LU A5E helped me out with this: I look at the skills' specialties, and that guides me.

I think it's the same as any other rule that the DM wants to change. They can, but players have assumptions because the base prices are in the core book. Regarding how much money there is, they can change that, but they're again disregarding the base rules (in this case, amount of treasure...

Wow, the art is top friggin' notch. Appreciate you doing this read-through, I remember seeing it years ago but never followed up with it. Might be worth considering after all this overview!

They didn't say give them orders- giving advice and guidance isn't going to necessarily remove someone's agency.

Dungeon Crawl Classics would've been my immediate answer but I'm still trying to figure out their whole biz with the Invincible Overlord crowdfund... DCC is perfect for Sword & Sorcery, but Shadowdark's like its gritter, less funkadelic counterpart. 13th Age was my old love, played the heck out...

I already have Intangible Treasures but screw it, I'll grab the rest :D

13th Age has the Chaos Mage, which is very much this. I loved it, I liked being handed random tools and having to made do with them what I could.. BUT that's not for everyone.

Ya know, there were certain JRPGs where you had a limited amount of "Fist" attack...

IIRC the reason in some TTRPGs (maybe Torchbearer?) is that.. there's something "wrong" with them, mentally- they're not the typical commoner that values safety and a quiet life. They can't settle down for long, they keep getting into trouble and spending all their money on ephemeral luxury and...

I haven't "run ToV," I've only used a number of elements from it. I was so impressed with the ToV GMG I did a whole commentary read-through/skim thread somewhere on the site. Where the 5e24 DMG is definitely for introing new GMs, the ToV GMG is amazing if you're already a proficient DM. And I...

I've read good things about Draw Steel!'s social/negotiation system. 5e-related, @Steampunkette 's recent Martial Artistry has a social mechanic in it iirc but I only skimmed it, couldn't tell you the particulars without the book in front of me.

Previous editions had vampiric non-humanoids. Vampiric dragons for example, and they worked a little differently than humanoid vampires. I think they're in the Draconomicon. Through extenuating circumstances one of my games ended up with a vampire being brought back as a fiend.. though she...

I do like magic items breaking- in DND they are so common that I made wands have charges like the old days, no attunement, and even better rarely I'll make relatively powerful weapons etc that have a chance of breaking (roll a nat 1 attack, roll a d10 to see what happens with a few results...