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FrankTrollman wrote:Also, is the Golem getting his +1 Damage mod from dual wielding pistols?

Just wanted to mention that whilst reading this I got an image of a DnD Golem Dual-wielding handguns Woo-style whilst leaping in slow-mo through a crowded room.

Awesome.

Well, DnD became the worlds most popular RPG with exactly that mechanical divide so it seems it isn't a deal breaker for a lot of people. Obviously, its not something that with todays wealth of game design experience you would consciously aim for, but it certainly doesn't put a lot of people off if ...

I honestly don't get that chain of logic. You just can't get from "abilities are not limited" to "abilities will be limited." Its like you don't believe me when I say that. So let me say this in baby-talk: 1. Abilities are not limited by class. 2. "Class" is a set of b...

So Rob, do you have any rules that an RPG needs for you to play it? Actually, since you asked, the majority of RPG's i play nowadays are completely systemless, with no rules for anything. I guess most people would call that "cooperative storytelling" or something, but they follow all the ...

So far the has only been one person respond to this topic about talking about "mapping action space". Now one else has any rules they need for an RPG? Actually, several posters have discussed "the topic", which is "what do you need rules for in an RPG". What i believe ...

Shadzar, can i ask why you differentiate between combat activities and other activities with regards to rules? Why do you feel that you need a rule to tell you whether the knight hits when he swings a sword but deciding whether the diplomat negotiates a successful deal or the bard turns an ugly crow...

Illusions in 2E were amazingly powerful. Though note that unlike in 3E, you didn't have to interact with them to get a save. You always got a save immediately when you saw them, which made them god awful as actual illusions. For instance, lets say you have a basic illusionary wall. PCs enter the ro...

I reckon the time of such games are over, although Matrixgames does a fine job of making computer versions well enough (and Paradox too, from time to time). I assume by Wargames you mean purely historical hex-based simulation-style games? Because Warhammer 40k seems to be doing fine, Flames of War ...

Okay, RPG wise most recently its been a 2nd edition campaign for nostalgia and lulz. Shadowrun 2nd gives me warm fuzzies because we played a campaign for 4 years through high school that had a shit-ton of cool moments and ended with one of the characters become a living magical juggernaut and DESTRO...

Nothing in 3rd edition is better than 2nd? Literally nothing? Oh come on, you have to give me the saves! The saves in 2nd didn't even make sense! the rulebook even listed the 5(!) nonsensical saves then had a section saying "sometimes a stat check will be used as a save. Occasionally. If, y'kno...

If you are asking me, for me the pro is it has no cons. I am not someone who needs flash and shiny to enjoy something, so don't need a long list of "pros" to like something. Just not disliking it means it is fine by me. AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! You don't need reasons to like something? You don't...

not everything is a competition. Someone doesn't just say they don't like apples because they like oranges better. One liking or disliking oranges has nothing to do with apples, because they may have never had apples before. Likewise BAB and such did NOT exist during the time of THAC0, so if people...

Shadzar this board is composed mainly of people who play 3rd edition, so if any mention of 3rd edition content, rules or setting information gives you Nerd-Rage (and that certainly seems to be the case given your previous posts) you might not find this board for you. Souran was responding to a post ...

shadzar wrote:Well this isn't a thread discussing BAB, no matter what the 3tards want to turn it into.

If people liking 3rd Ed are 3tards, does that make you s2pid? Also, banning discussion of the major reason THACO is obsolete in a thread discussing why THACO is obsolete is amazing. And not in a good way.

^^ :rofl: "I need the system to tell me what I can remember, or what to do because I cannot think for myself!" :rofl: Glad I read that prior to clicking the ignore button. Roleplaying really is rollplaying with some people. Can I ask why you think there should be a system for combat then?...

Don't humour him ice9, he has spent this entire thread "misunderstanding" or "not getting" every post that clearly and simply explains things he doesn't want to understand. Your example was clear and to the point. He just didn't want to respond to it.

Also, its nice of you to totally ignore the fact my complete list (which Bill even kindly stated was "better" than his No I just ignored Lago to comment on this out of order, and will return to comment on LAgo's post when I am finally done with you. I cannot ignore something I have not ye...

Well the problem with that is that i could already just say my character was a noble and new how to behave in a court, or was a cobblers son. What i wanted was something to help me with how to resolve whether i remembered the correct formalities for presenting myself to the king of Aggrandium, or wh...

As an aside, i love the way on these boards unreasonable trolls always get pushed into defending some ass-backwards statement they made to the point of insanity rather then admitting they were wrong, like arguing that 4e Skill Challenges are a fun and balanced system as written or that thousands sou...

What is done during the step means nothing to mean. The number of steps is what would matter to me. Look up numbers Do some math roll dice compare results No matter how you put it, they all use that same format. So I don't see it as being complex. Another classic quote from Shadzar that is complete...

One of my gripes about 2nd edition was always Non-weapon proficiencies. In concept they were a cool system, allowing you to flavour your character and provide some potentially useful non-combat skills. Sounds cool, no? However, the execution had one, for me anyway, fatal flaw. In the dark old days o...

So maybe re-read your own post and tell me if you answered the question in the first post? Yes. However, and this is the point everyone is trying to get across to you, THACO is a slower and more complicated system that does the same thing BAB does. It just takes longer to do it. Also, your list is ...

No dipshit, blah blah blah Tom Bumblefuck (hehe that made me smile, i have to use that as a PC name) blah blah If you want to bring stupidity, then I will ask the obverse of you. Are you that tired of your pathetic life, that you always need to change stuff just to have interest? Is it ADD(ADHD)? A...

Okay, why does "Lovecraftian horror dimension" and "gives you game breaking time powers" have to go together? Cause I've played Call of Cthulhu and none of the investigators ever wanted to get to Carcosa or R'lyeh to get kewl powerz. If anything, to be truly Lovecraftian any powe...

The rules are only guidelines. I guess this is what referred to as the Oberoni Fallacy in action? I don't need another system since I have one that works perfectly fine. So basically the argument is "it's what I'm used to". Well you can't really argue against that, as the last 8 pages hav...