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Having read the complete book, I'm disappointed. The mechanics (...) carry over some of the worst ideas about epic/deity-level play. That sounds like an interesting tangent, what would those be? Probably the gifts. Zeus owns other gods because his power (thunderbolts) make for convenient and effect...

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Dude. I put a warning at the very beginning of the first post I made in this thread.

*plonk*
(and have a nice life)

Why I prefer this system over d20? Because under d20 the results are too simple, because if you're competent you never fail, and because a successes of two different people are the same. The success of an expert is the same as the success of Joe the Average. And that's why I think that Godbound sys...

You're not getting my point because you try to oversimplify my words. It's like making a photo of a panorama, and complaining that it is two-dimensional. No, we're not getting your point because you do not seem to know what words actually mean: A panorama (formed from Greek πᾶ&am...

I see your point, I disagree with your interpretation and opinion to certain degree. Specifically "If the roll is lower, then something happens to complicate the situation and it doesn’t work out as they desire." is not equal to "redefining failures as being >>not that bad.<<". ...

So, a "4d6, drop lowest" Joe Godbound has 13 in an attribute. This means that they need to roll 8+ to succeed on a task they are not proficient, and 4+ when they have a relevant Fact established. This is 65% success chance for non-proficient task, and 85% success chance for a task they ar...

Retroclones are a stupid idea. There are good ideas in old systems, but you should incorporate those into new systems that also use good ideas from newer systems. Voluntarily making your system shittier to evoke the feeling of being an old shitty system is just a retro stupid thing to do. So when d...

DISCLAIMER: Can't promise to answer questions, just don't have the time. Also, flying fucks and arguing minute points are not my cup of tea... but if it helps you deal with the real life, fire away. :). Regarding Godbound, a few things worth taking a look at: 1. The 1.0 beta of the Godbound book PDF...

Regarding Clockworks... The Clockwork[...] However, the "roll a 1" thing is so obviously stupid that I can't take this seriously. Characters roll more dice when they are more skilled. Having critical fumbles trigger whenever you roll a specific magic number means that more skilled characte...

A review would be cool. I'm interested in seeing how long combat lasts with different setups and how tactical it gets. How are the rules for interacting with the environment (pushing people into cliffs, soft vs hard cover and so on) Disclaimer: I have a copy of the rules, but I haven't read it prop...

So how does the witcher's take on magic feel? Is it significantly different from D&D? Outside of combat, spells appear to be limited by magic science (many mages simply do research), laws of magic association and time. During combat, Geralt uses simple effects and fights. The mages, if they are...

I'm not sure if we're thinking about the same story, but there was one describing preparations for the wedding of Yen and Geralt. While it was described by the publisher as an "alternative ending" to the saga, Sapkowski himself always said it was non-canon. I can't remember enough details...

Sapkowski reminds me of Zelazny Them's fightin' words, matey! Why? If anything, this means that Zelazny's legacy is still alive, despite attempts to bury it. Also, while I cannot vouch for quality of translation, Sapkowski's quite an erudite, and he often pays homage to his predecessors. Note that ...

Sapkowski is pretty explicit about him bieng tired of the Witcher, and only doing it (and changing the ending) for the money. Because Witcher is the only series of his that became popular. He says/said a lot of things. He's also quite frank about writing stuff for money. To this day he wrote only o...

Unfortunately, they are going with FUZION... and I have somewhat bad taste left after I tried it for Bubblegum Crises. Regards, Ruemere PS. One has to remember that the whole Witcher saga started with a creative treatment of a fairy tale, with magic being unreliable toy, a cosmetic spice in a world ...

Honestly, Witcherverse literally runs on ADnD 2E, with monsters and wizards toned way down (magic-users still wreck everybody's shit, because DnD), and Combat&Tactics allowed. Most wizards are extremely long lived due to longevity potions. They also have monopoly on the stuff and do not share. ...

This means that there are artifacts of past and future mixed, most of them inoperational but still cared for, and that there are zones in Stalker style with unexplainable phenomena. Some zones slowly travel forcing people to relocate to avoid problems. Glad to see someone has an eye for the classic...

Infinity City built on a surface of Mobius strip (with the strip details visible in the sky). The Mark : Somewhere along the strip there is a structure called the Mark - anyone travelling along the strip shall approach the Mark. Since the sides of the Mark are of different, they are known as Norths...

ruamere, if you are going to address someone's points, it would behoove you to read the rest of the thread to see if that conversation has advanced. When you can explain to me why each of your three responses was a waste of everyone's time, I will bother listening to anything you have to say. I ref...

It is faster, you just need to remember who is Near who, who is Engaged by who, and who is Far away. That's just three categories. If you need props, use tokens. Tokens that touch are engaged. Tokens that are close, are Near, and tokens that are further are Far away. The token can represent single ...

There are zero elements in that description that are more simple than 4e. That's not necessarily true. I would say these - the game uses relative distances and positioning instead of squares, feet and mat. - most values used by opponents are static, the opponents have several attack modes. D20 atta...

@ruemere: Speaking as someone who is at least mildly sympathetic to 13th Age, that was a super shit attempt to sell anyone on the system. Nah, I am not selling the system (note the disclaimer at the end). Just trying to provide some information. If someone makes a big deal out of my little descript...

I didn't really see anything in 13th Age that was striking other than the built-in 13 Icons (or Idols or whatever). Otherwise it's basically a stripped-down version of 4e, yes? There are similarities, certainly. Just like there are differences. For example: - the game uses relative distances and po...

I heard some good things about 13th Age too. As it meshes classic fantasy with some narrative sensibilities, perhaps it feats the simplicity the other games lack. I too can't find the time or inclination these (adult) days for over granular and complex rules. ;D If you need some first hand info on ...

Good stuff of Gibsonian era: - empowerment of individual through personal competency (street samurais, hackers, fixers) - street level prices for magic enhancements - black clinics that fix people - intensity of living for a moment - orbiting rastafarians Good stuff that came later (GitS meets Angel...