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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arilyn" data-source="post: 9751913" data-attributes="member: 6816042">I put steal in quotes for a reason, as it's not literally stealing games. Designers, of course, learn from each other. For example:1. Using skills as less concrete and more life backgrounds or experiences.  2. The roll a die and add attribute3. Feat type goodies4. Life path systems5. Players contributing to the fiction6. The PbtA system of rolling 2d6 and having success, success with cost, etc. 7. Not rolling to hit, just doing damage which is mitigated by opposition's defence8. Fail Forward9. Meta currencies10. Dice less mechanics11. Story Now12. New ideas for deep Tactical play13. Point buy, rolling for stats, arrays, playbooksI could go on for a very long time. D&D 5e added inspiration based off bonds, ideals and flaws. This idea came from other games. Daggerheart acknowledges many systems that they borrowed from and made their own. This is very normal. Nobody is getting sued over it and it's expected. No need to reinvent good ideas. It's like authors saying the best advice they can give to aspiring writers is to read lots. I'm glad your table is enjoying your game. You have mentioned that you'd like to get it published and hope to reach a large audience. This will require an understanding of what's going on in gaming circles today. You like crunchy games and that's fine. What do crunchy fans want in their games? What do current successful crunchy games look like? Don't assume your groups' enthusiasm will be replicated outside your circle. Make connections. Share your ideas, gain constructive criticism and be willing to kill some of your darlings in your game.</blockquote>

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