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<blockquote data-quote="SteveC" data-source="post: 9314764" data-attributes="member: 9053">I could not disagree with this more in terms of RPGs. I did hear it, but that was back in the 70s and 80s, and it was people who came to RPGs from miniature wargames and treated D&amp;D as being just an extension of that. I definitely don't see this attitude in Critical Role, so I have no idea why it would be an expectation for an RPG they would create.For me, what should happen is that different characters should always be a reasonable choice to take action in a combat. Maybe not the best choice, but a reasonable one. Maybe that means automatically giving some combat abilities, because I'm sure there will be some players who are going to create a character with entirely social/exploration abilities. And if the player and the group are okay with them not doing much in combat, I suppose that is okay, but I definitely think there needs to be some guidance and maybe even assurance that they will have something to do.I don't get the vibe (especially in 1.3 where the GM moves and how to run the game are discussed a bit more) that this is a &quot;combat as war&quot; RPG. You can make any game serve any role, but I think in general they'd be better served by another system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveC, post: 9314764, member: 9053"] I could not disagree with this more in terms of RPGs. I did hear it, but that was back in the 70s and 80s, and it was people who came to RPGs from miniature wargames and treated D&D as being just an extension of that. I definitely don't see this attitude in Critical Role, so I have no idea why it would be an expectation for an RPG they would create. For me, what should happen is that different characters should always be a reasonable choice to take action in a combat. Maybe not the best choice, but a reasonable one. Maybe that means automatically giving some combat abilities, because I'm sure there will be some players who are going to create a character with entirely social/exploration abilities. And if the player and the group are okay with them not doing much in combat, I suppose that is okay, but I definitely think there needs to be some guidance and maybe even assurance that they will have something to do. I don't get the vibe (especially in 1.3 where the GM moves and how to run the game are discussed a bit more) that this is a "combat as war" RPG. You can make any game serve any role, but I think in general they'd be better served by another system. [/QUOTE]

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