Recent content by Retreater

Just so I'm clear, my experience is with myself playing the game by myself. I haven't brought Savage Pathfinder to my group yet. I was just trying to run a basic combat with basic characters using basic tactics like a casual, new player might. And it took over an hour and was terrible.

Options I took in my playtest that I thought could've been meaningful, but ultimately weren't. Rogue getting the drop on an enemy to sneak attack. Cleric forgoing attacks to heal an injured ally. Wizard increasing power points spent in hopes of doing extra damage. Wizard spending bennies to...

Without being hyperbolic, they can (and do) learn systems. They can handle 5E D&D and we're doing okay with Daggerheart (which we've been playing for five months and reaching the end-game). But they're not going to learn to be min-maxing, highly strategic, tactical masterminds. They like a...

I understand encouraging special tactics and combat maneuvers, but I'm going to be realistic. My players have office jobs and are looking to blow off some steam at the end of the work week. They're only halfway paying attention to the game, being distracted with snacks, movie quotes, and telling...

Well, I was the GM. I was running the game as a solo experience, so I was also the only player. This is as close as a white-room/ scientific experiment situation as I could manage. I used pregenerated characters from the Savage Pathfinder set - the basic iconics of Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, and...

For what I'd like - I would expect a "fast, furious" combat for a beginning level group facing the most basic creatures in a fantasy game to take 30 minutes or less. Especially if we aren't stopping to look up rules or having analysis paralysis. Not over an hour like this is D&D 4E or Draw...

One of my beefs with it is the adage "keep the Bennies flowing." It's as if the system works only by the graces of its metacurrency. Character miss too much? Have you given enough Bennies? If they can't soak all their Wounds? Have you given enough Bennies? Are the characters roleplaying their...

Can't easily gang up when you lose the Initiative and are outnumbered and surrounded by Extras. And that's part of the issue - Savage gives you way too many Extras who are too hard to kill. But the Extras, it's easy for them to gang up because of their numbers. But they usually miss anyway, so...

During my days of addiction to RPG crowdfunding, I backed some premium releases of Savage Pathfinder and two campaigns (Rise of the Runelords & Curse of the Crimson Throne). I've GMed a one-shot of the adventure that came with the GM screen with my family when we were snowed-in one afternoon...

Not for me. For me there are clear divisions between 2nd from 3rd, 3rd from 4th, and 4th from 5th. You can't convert the material easily. The expectations of play are completely different. I can use B/X and BECMI. I can use 1E and 2E AD&D. I can use B/X, BECMI, 1E, and 2E with a little work...

The other side of the token is that I want more than a B/X derivative that has like a single chart for levels 1-10 with a maybe you get a +1 to hit or +2 HP. Shadowdark, OSE, etc., are too lean. So I want thieves that can get more backstab damage and increasing abilities. I want druids who can...

Yep. I'm still boycotting them. I won't play it. I won't buy it. I won't promote it. I won't watch content about it on YouTube to help algorithms. Goodman was allegedly paying Judges Guild royalties for years, despite telling fans that wasn't the case. Giving them a share of the Jenell Jaquays...

Awesome. That was fast! Looks like the Monk has the Ascending AC option built in.

Looking great! I like the addition of the Kits. Is there a chance we could get a bi-stat with positive AC in addition to the THAC0? (It's a big stumbling block for my players, even if I can convert it for them.)

Thank you for doing this! Can't wait to see what you come up with.