Microlite20 : the smallest thing in gaming

[greywulf]

One question for greywulf:

How do you feel about ideas from this getting lifted for Rank20? There's a lot of things in Microlite20 that are just better and clearer than Rank20, but I think I'd rather keep my Rank and Conviction/Reserve mechanics as the underlying.

Hi, rycanada! Please feel free to lift, plagiarise and do whatever thou wilt with Microlite20. Pick bits out. Add bits in. Shake it all about. I'm happy if it just makes people think about how they game, so if they use it (all or in part) then that's fine by me. Credit me if you like. Or don't. I really don't mind either way, though a little credit does go a long way toward making me smile

I'm interested in what you like though. Considering there's so little in the Core Rules for Microlite20, I'm interested what folks like/dislike about it. Feedback is always welcome

As regards there being a new thread. Sure, if you want one, go right ahead and create one. Tell folks what you're using M20 for, why it's the greatest littlest game system on the planet. Or just keep adding to this humongous beast of a thread. I don't mind either way! The more Microlite20 gets spread around and inspiring other gamers to take a break from using rulebooks to weight-train each gaming session, all the better for the hobby.

I played in a friend's D&D session last week and he announced that he's going to scrap the XP system in favour of Microlite20's EL-based advancement. This from a friend who's not gamed M20 with us, but heard the buzz, snarfed the .pdf (without me knowing - the rotter!) and absorbed a little piece of simplicity into his game. It's fun when your children come back to you in this way. I was so proud. Sniff.

Oh, and I'm in the middle of planning a 3-session d20 Modern adventure before starting my Ptolus campaign. There's likely to be a Microlite20 adventure in between those, in which I try to push the system to it's limit. More on that another time, though.

 

[Ry]

The best thing was ditching CON and rolling it into STR - and my Reserve (drama point) mechanic can do some of the other work of soaking damage.

Also, my stats range 1-6 (i.e. -1 through +4 stat modifiers, but positive numbers only)

So an average PC has a 3 STR - so when I read Ultramicrolite20's "Three hit" rule I went "Yoink!" That's now a "You can be hit as many times as your STR, then you go down. You can spend a Reserve point to remove 1 hit."

 

[greywulf]

Hey, I like that idea! Mind if I yoink your yoink?

 

[Ry]

Of course. Here's those Reserve mechanics in Ultramicrolite20 terms:

You have a Reserve equal to your Mind stat plus your highest skill. You spend it as below.

Action                             Cost
Add 1d6 to a check	            1 
Add 2d6 to a check                  2
Remove 1 hit                        1
Take an extra action on your turn   2

If you could figure out how to adjudicate a "Magic" skill, you could add "Use the Magic skill" with a cost of 1.

 

[derek_cleric]

Yet another derivative of Microlite 20!

Hey all!

I've been working on making a lite d20-based game for some time now and with the help of ML20, I have created the game that I've wanted ever since I first saw the SRD. I combined ML20, Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game and my own Warriors and Wizards into YADoML20 called, Lite20 (because everything else is too fat!).

http://www.personal.psu.edu/tss109/dnd/L20/index.html

It's still very much a work in progress.

--Ray.

EDIT: Updated URL.

 

[Fifth Element]

Hey all!

I've been working on making a lite d20-based game for some time now and with the help of ML20, I have created the game that I've wanted ever since I first saw the SRD. I combined ML20, Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game and my own Warriors and Wizards into YADoML20 called, Lite20 (because everything else is too fat!).

http://home.psknet.com/allenr/dnd/L20/index.html

It's still very much a work in progress.

System Reference Document. First page says System Resource Document.

 

[derek_cleric]

System Reference Document. First page says System Resource Document.

Whoops! Fixed. Very much a work in progress!
--Ray.

 

[WSmith]

Hey, Ray! Nice seeing you here.

I will peruse the downloads and get back to you.

 

[WSmith]

Ray, I get a "Not Found" error for all of the files.

On a side note, would anyone be interested in a M20 pbp game?

 

[derek_cleric]

Ray, I get a "Not Found" error for all of the files.

On a side note, would anyone be interested in a M20 pbp game?

That's what happens when you upload the wrong html file then delete the old page from the old server! The links worked last night because I hadn't yet deleted the old page. Fixed.

Nice to see you too.

--Ray.