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<blockquote data-quote="Bretbo" data-source="post: 2738709" data-attributes="member: 18497">Savage WorldsThis is a Universal System that traces its' origins to Deadlands: The Railroad Wars miniatures/combat game.&nbsp; It is designed to be a &quot;rules-lite&quot; system; the Fast-Play rules (which are provided for free) are under 20 pages.&nbsp; The corebook contains the rules, but no setting info.&nbsp; The basic resolution mechanic is to roll a 4 or higher on a single die.&nbsp; The die (you use a d4 to a d12) can also do what they call &quot;explode&quot;; if you roll the highest number on the die (a 4 on d4, a 6 on d6, ect.) then you roll again and add.&nbsp; The more progressions of 4 you roll (4, 8, 12, ect.) can help increase the benefit to what your trying to accomplish.&nbsp; The PCs and major NPCs are refered to as Wild Cards and benefit from rolling an additional die (a d6) called the Wild Die; taking the better of the two results.A character's attributes and skills are a single die (d4, d6, d8, d12).&nbsp; It's a point-buy system, no random determination of abilities.&nbsp; There aren't Hit Points, you have a Toughness Score based of your Vigor Stat (think Constitution) and the number of progressions of 4 a attacker gets on damage rolls above your Toughness determines how badly hurt the character is.&nbsp; Your defense stat (think AC) is called Parry and is calculated based of your Agility Stat (think Dexterity).That about sums it up.&nbsp; The big criticism of the system is the exploding die.&nbsp; You’re more likely to roll a 4 on a d4 then a 6 on a d6.&nbsp; Someone crunched the numbers once and while yes, there is a slight advantage of a d4 over a d6; in actual play it does really seem to matter much.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bretbo, post: 2738709, member: 18497"] [SIZE=2][B]Savage Worlds[/B][/SIZE] This is a Universal System that traces its' origins to Deadlands: The Railroad Wars miniatures/combat game. It is designed to be a "rules-lite" system; the Fast-Play rules (which are provided for free) are under 20 pages. The corebook contains the rules, but no setting info. The basic resolution mechanic is to roll a 4 or higher on a single die. The die (you use a d4 to a d12) can also do what they call "explode"; if you roll the highest number on the die (a 4 on d4, a 6 on d6, ect.) then you roll again and add. The more progressions of 4 you roll (4, 8, 12, ect.) can help increase the benefit to what your trying to accomplish. The PCs and major NPCs are refered to as Wild Cards and benefit from rolling an additional die (a d6) called the Wild Die; taking the better of the two results. A character's attributes and skills are a single die (d4, d6, d8, d12). It's a point-buy system, no random determination of abilities. There aren't Hit Points, you have a Toughness Score based of your Vigor Stat (think Constitution) and the number of progressions of 4 a attacker gets on damage rolls above your Toughness determines how badly hurt the character is. Your defense stat (think AC) is called Parry and is calculated based of your Agility Stat (think Dexterity). That about sums it up. The big criticism of the system is the exploding die. You’re more likely to roll a 4 on a d4 then a 6 on a d6. Someone crunched the numbers once and while yes, there is a slight advantage of a d4 over a d6; in actual play it does really seem to matter much. [/QUOTE]

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