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<blockquote data-quote="A'koss" data-source="post: 1703593" data-attributes="member: 840">Well, let's see... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> &nbsp;I've probably had about 4 systems that could be considered so complete a departure from the core system, they were essentially new games. That includes our current lower magic rules which are still rooted in the d20 system, but effectively revised beyond recognition.Why does anyone? Usually it begins with just trying to improve an existing system and somewhere along the way it takes on a life of it's own...I think the quickest was around 8 months, the longest being closer to 2 years. I was... very tempted at one point. In my line of work I have access to all kinds of resources (not to mention my own skills) that most self-publishers would be green with envy of. But when you take a close look at the realities of RPG market... I'm content with keeping our game in-house.Of course... but people's tastes change and so do the rules.Most of the variant systems we created were at least 25% tailored to support the campaign setting itself and a specific style of play. The majority of the changes were usually done to address some shortcoming in the game (as we saw it) or just to try a different spin on things.Ooog... a tough one. Hmmm... a deep, glacial, ice blue or an iron grey.&nbsp;Cheers!&nbsp;A'koss.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="A'koss, post: 1703593, member: 840"] Well, let's see... ;) I've probably had about 4 systems that could be considered so complete a departure from the core system, they were essentially new games. That includes our current lower magic rules which are still rooted in the d20 system, but effectively revised beyond recognition. Why does anyone? Usually it begins with just trying to improve an existing system and somewhere along the way it takes on a life of it's own... I think the quickest was around 8 months, the longest being closer to 2 years. I was... very tempted at one point. In my line of work I have access to all kinds of resources (not to mention my own skills) that most self-publishers would be green with envy of. But when you take a close look at the realities of RPG market... I'm content with keeping our game in-house. Of course... but people's tastes change and so do the rules. Most of the variant systems we created were at least 25% tailored to support the campaign setting itself and a specific style of play. The majority of the changes were usually done to address some shortcoming in the game (as we saw it) or just to try a different spin on things. Ooog... a tough one. Hmmm... a deep, glacial, ice blue or an iron grey. Cheers! A'koss. [/QUOTE]

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