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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 6581834" data-attributes="member: 6685730">What's a core mechanic?&nbsp; You'll probably have to ask Mike Mearls.&nbsp; I'm pretty sure that he was involved in creating that term for D&amp;D 3.&nbsp; A roleplaying game, if you're doing &quot;top-down&quot; design, is going to need some basic rules that apply to the majority of situations.&nbsp; This makes the game easy to play and understand.&nbsp; Those rules are probably considered &quot;core mechanics.&quot;I took the effort to codify my rules, and have 16 of them that provide the foundation for most of the other rules.&nbsp; You can see them under &quot;core rules&quot; here:<a href="https://modos-rpg.obsidianportal.com/wikis/rules-catalog" target="_blank">https://modos-rpg.obsidianportal.com/wikis/rules-catalog</a>I really have three core modules: core, character, and extended conflict.&nbsp; The combat and spellcasting modules are the least &quot;core&quot; of the bunch.Mechanical feel is a big deal, no?&nbsp; The d20 System is simple, but blunt.&nbsp; The Fantasy AGE system requires more math, but gives more consistent outcomes.&nbsp; WFRP uses icons on the dice to reduce the numerical feel, but you end up doing a different sort of math to see how things turn out.It's probably fair to assume that combat should be fast, and other contests can take longer.&nbsp; When I ran a Skyrim module for my game (see above link), I used some new rules to simulate lockpicking in Skyrim.&nbsp; It wasn't: make a lockpicking check, if it's high enough you pick the lock.&nbsp; It was: make your check, and if you succeed, you make progress toward the attempt.&nbsp; If you fail, you break the pick, and get closer to running out of picks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 6581834, member: 6685730"] What's a core mechanic? You'll probably have to ask Mike Mearls. I'm pretty sure that he was involved in creating that term for D&D 3. A roleplaying game, if you're doing "top-down" design, is going to need some basic rules that apply to the majority of situations. This makes the game easy to play and understand. Those rules are probably considered "core mechanics." I took the effort to codify my rules, and have 16 of them that provide the foundation for most of the other rules. You can see them under "core rules" here: [url]https://modos-rpg.obsidianportal.com/wikis/rules-catalog[/url] I really have three core modules: core, character, and extended conflict. The combat and spellcasting modules are the least "core" of the bunch. Mechanical feel is a big deal, no? The d20 System is simple, but blunt. The Fantasy AGE system requires more math, but gives more consistent outcomes. WFRP uses icons on the dice to reduce the numerical feel, but you end up doing a different sort of math to see how things turn out. It's probably fair to assume that combat should be fast, and other contests can take longer. When I ran a Skyrim module for my game (see above link), I used some new rules to simulate lockpicking in Skyrim. It wasn't: make a lockpicking check, if it's high enough you pick the lock. It was: make your check, and if you succeed, you make progress toward the attempt. If you fail, you break the pick, and get closer to running out of picks. [/QUOTE]

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