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I think Basic D&D is purest in this regard, because tactical decisions matter more and there's less rules in the way between planning and execution. AD&D's combat rules are too much of a mess, while post AD&D it feels more like a computer or board game, where it's less about tactics and more...

Banished Tyranthraxus, the Possessing Spirit!

1:1 scale for LARP.

Deadliness is one of the reasons I have quick and simple character generation and advancement in the homebrew system I'm working on. If somebody bites the dust, it's easy to spin up a new character and get back to the game quickly. Essentially you make something similar to a "save" (I use an...

Invisible walls can be a fun gag. Especially if there's a monster behind it, holding something shiny and taunting the party.

Brought us stuff like this, though.

I think it's a workable feature. I don't think it's a good idea to just stick a random invisible treasure chest out of the way in a random, otherwise empty room. But you can telegraph the existence of treasure so the players suspect they might have to do more to find it. For example, a locked...

Either Bale or Battinson for me. Picked Battinson to support the new kid.

In an RPG you have a GM who can create whichever consequences make sense ad hoc. In a CRPG consequences have to be pre-programmed. That's why you often have no choice but to reload if you die.

You can still enjoy the tactical experience. In most CRPGs, if you lose a battle, you can just reload from before until you beat it. Yet people still enjoy these games. With a GM you can have consequences that allow the game to progress in interesting ways while having some consequence. Seems...

Another issue with character death in rules heavy systems is how arduous a task it can be to create a new character. I dread killing off PCs in PF2E because I know it’s probably going to take them at least 2 hours of real time to create a new one at the same level. And that’s just the mechanical...

Moved furniture to trap ghasts.

Is thread necromancy considered an evil act in this setting?

Back when I rolled HP for monsters, I didn't change the XP awards. While you could argue it ends up with individual monsters giving too little or too much XP, it quickly evens out.

There may be more reasons, but one reason is that the players are in charge of the PCs, and most would likely consider it rude to have the GM take control of them (I can't say I disagree). Another is that clever decision making and puzzle solving is considered fun, because it's a mental...

The difference is that your character can frequently act as if their intellect is very different from their intelligence score, but can never act as if their strength is different from their strength score. If the character is too weak to move a boulder, it doesn't help that the player is a...

I recently had a rogue player wanting to assassinate a hobgoblin overseer in a castle before he could escape or raise alarm. She asked if she could just slit his throat and I said "if you deal enough damage to kill him." This was in Pathfinder 2E, so i allowed her to use Stealth as initiative...

Damage rolls provide randomness anyway. Although I suppose stuff like power word: kill could make random hit points more relevant at higher levels.

My point is that you can have those traits without ability scores for them, though. Similar to how you can play a whiny, brave or impatient character even though you're playing a game without Whining, Courage or Patience stats. This opens up more character options as you are less restricted by...

That depends on the game, the edition of it, and the method used for generating stats.