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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 5766257" data-attributes="member: 3424">Possibly, but the flipside is that game systems that require the DM to decide on the results each time the player takes an action (as opposed to simply applying a ruleset) also place quite a great burden on the DM. Just to cite an example, I doubt that I would ever voluntarily run a game of White Wolf's Mage because every time a PC wanted to use magic, I would have to decide which schools were involved and to what extent. Admittedly, it could simply be because I've only given the system a cursory glance through, but coming as I did from a D&D background, I didn't even feel like giving the system a chance because it seemed like a lot of effort to do what, in D&D, would essentially boil down to: I use Spell X.Mind you, the system you have in mind could be a happy medium - more flexible than standard D&D, more concrete guidelines than standard Mage. You might even be able to retain the iconic spells as standard effects which could be varied by an additional or a harder check. Want a fireball that only targets enemies, or which doesn't burn up the papers in the library or set fire to the deck of the ship everyone is fighting on? Maybe the Arcana DC goes up by 2 to 4 points.</blockquote>