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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 7951436" data-attributes="member: 42040"><p>I got the 1st printing of the Player's Book back in the day and ran a couple sessions in the early 2000s. It was a good answer to the complexity of 3.5e back then, but I was wondering what role it fills today with all the other OSR games out there and a more streamlined current D&D edition. I had actually forgotten about the game until I saw them at Origins last year, still chugging along. </p><p>Coincidentally, I was just reading through the new printing of the PDF this evening then happened upon this thread. I was just wondering about the complexity of Prime and Secondary Attributes with the SIEGE engine, having to ask a player before each die roll "is that your primary or secondary stat?" and then having them roll, and then modifying the DC by subtracting their die roll. It's basically like THAC0, needlessly convoluted. </p><p>Simply give them a bonus to their Prime Attribute checks instead of setting a number based around their ability score. Like a ... Proficiency bonus?</p><p>Basically, everything C&C does 5e already does (and better).</p><p>It was a good idea when our choices were 3.5 or 4e, but nowadays I think there are better options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 7951436, member: 42040"] I got the 1st printing of the Player's Book back in the day and ran a couple sessions in the early 2000s. It was a good answer to the complexity of 3.5e back then, but I was wondering what role it fills today with all the other OSR games out there and a more streamlined current D&D edition. I had actually forgotten about the game until I saw them at Origins last year, still chugging along. Coincidentally, I was just reading through the new printing of the PDF this evening then happened upon this thread. I was just wondering about the complexity of Prime and Secondary Attributes with the SIEGE engine, having to ask a player before each die roll "is that your primary or secondary stat?" and then having them roll, and then modifying the DC by subtracting their die roll. It's basically like THAC0, needlessly convoluted. Simply give them a bonus to their Prime Attribute checks instead of setting a number based around their ability score. Like a ... Proficiency bonus? Basically, everything C&C does 5e already does (and better). It was a good idea when our choices were 3.5 or 4e, but nowadays I think there are better options. [/QUOTE]
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