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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8202102" data-attributes="member: 6879661">Thank you for the posts, particularly copying them out again for ease of reference.I think you have identified great elements that would add to the horror of a game.I would think that the following elements were system agnostic nay?<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Communicators</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Low power weapons and Armour</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Setting the scene</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">PCs abilities to avoid surprise</li>
</ul>I’ve yet to see a game that doesn’t have some form of alertness ability for instance. Again equipment is fairly system agnostic.Physically weak PCs and the morale system I agree fully. Many systems including 5e are not good at portraying physically or emotionally weak characters. I think there is a reason for this. Probably that players as a general rule don’t really enjoy playing weak characters that die easily or run away. To be honest I don’t really see that as a problem as we very rarely see protagonists in fiction, even action horror fiction run away screaming for help. That is usually left for NPCs. I would distinguish between being weak and running for help as different to tactically trying to avoid a more powerful enemy or achieve a different objective to fighting.My greatest surprise is that the fiction first element that you have praised so highly isn’t really mentioned at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 8202102, member: 6879661"] Thank you for the posts, particularly copying them out again for ease of reference. I think you have identified great elements that would add to the horror of a game. I would think that the following elements were system agnostic nay? [LIST] [*]Communicators [*]Low power weapons and Armour [*]Setting the scene [*]PCs abilities to avoid surprise [/LIST] I’ve yet to see a game that doesn’t have some form of alertness ability for instance. Again equipment is fairly system agnostic. Physically weak PCs and the morale system I agree fully. Many systems including 5e are not good at portraying physically or emotionally weak characters. I think there is a reason for this. Probably that players as a general rule don’t really enjoy playing weak characters that die easily or run away. To be honest I don’t really see that as a problem as we very rarely see protagonists in fiction, even action horror fiction run away screaming for help. That is usually left for NPCs. I would distinguish between being weak and running for help as different to tactically trying to avoid a more powerful enemy or achieve a different objective to fighting. My greatest surprise is that the fiction first element that you have praised so highly isn’t really mentioned at all. [/QUOTE]

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