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<blockquote data-quote="Ace" data-source="post: 1378339" data-attributes="member: 944">-- Buffy is one of the easiest games to run you can imagine -- The DP system is just there to allow characters to be &quot;cool&quot; and avoid the &quot;whiff&quot; factor -- Don't be intimidated -- just watch some Buffy and go crazy --Dramap Points are for heroic stuff -- Otherwise any moderatly difficult task (DC15 in 3e) requires a 9-- Your average compotent guy (with a 3 skill and stat) needs a 3-- IE he can do it 70% of the time. This maps to&nbsp; D&amp;D skill of 9--Everything else is setting the odds and go with the flow. Just remember two things #1 generous in replacing spent Drama Points as there is no Healing magic#2 Hero points are too allow players to decide when they will suceed or to take on incredible odds-- its less about dice and GM control but about story and player control&nbsp; No more on topic-- Best game book I didn't run-- GURPS Traveller -- very cool but I can't run anything that complex. That or Wheel of Time-- trey cool but a hard sell with my Samurai and L5R obsessed group</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ace, post: 1378339, member: 944"] -- Buffy is one of the easiest games to run you can imagine -- The DP system is just there to allow characters to be "cool" and avoid the "whiff" factor -- Don't be intimidated -- just watch some Buffy and go crazy -- Dramap Points are for heroic stuff -- Otherwise any moderatly difficult task (DC15 in 3e) requires a 9-- Your average compotent guy (with a 3 skill and stat) needs a 3-- IE he can do it 70% of the time. This maps to D&D skill of 9-- Everything else is setting the odds and go with the flow. Just remember two things #1 generous in replacing spent Drama Points as there is no Healing magic #2 Hero points are too allow players to decide when they will suceed or to take on incredible odds-- its less about dice and GM control but about story and player control No more on topic-- Best game book I didn't run-- GURPS Traveller -- very cool but I can't run anything that complex. That or Wheel of Time-- trey cool but a hard sell with my Samurai and L5R obsessed group [/QUOTE]

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