4e is to Descent what Rolemaster is to classic D&D

xechnao · Post by **xechnao** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:07 am

4e is to Descent what Rolemaster is to classic D&D.
Agree/Disagree
Discuss.

A Man In Black · Post by **A Man In Black** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:14 am

Apples are to cars as oranges are to heaters.
Agree/disagree
Discuss.

Perhaps you could offer us some sort of context or explanation to explain what you're getting at, or is this going to be a guessing game?

xechnao · Post by **xechnao** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:18 am

A Man In Black wrote:Apples are to cars as oranges are to heaters.
Agree/disagree
Discuss.

Perhaps you could offer us some sort of context or explanation to explain what you're getting at, or is this going to be a guessing game?

Lol
You are right to ask. I came to this conclusion in the context of this thread over at rpg.net (link to the discussion of this page which includes the quote)
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?606 ... ance/page6

hogarth · Post by **hogarth** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:35 pm

A Man In Black wrote:Perhaps you could offer us some sort of context or explanation to explain what you're getting at, or is this going to be a guessing game?

The context is "4E is a board game lol", I assume.

DMReckless · Post by **DMReckless** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:55 pm

This "Conclusion" does not qualify as:
A) Insightful
B) Unique
C) True
D) New
E) All of the above

Discuss.

PoliteNewb · Post by **PoliteNewb** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:02 pm

ts;idgaf

(too short; I don't give a fuck)

TheFlatline · Post by **TheFlatline** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:45 pm

I had a response, but as a matter of principle that bullshit "Idiotic Statement. Discuss." demand gets an automatic snarky reply from me.

So go fuck up a rope.

Josh_Kablack · Post by **Josh_Kablack** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:36 am

I call bullshit.

Not one person in existence has ever picked up, yet alone tried to start a game of 4e based on the critical charts.

In fact, most people I've played 4e with are just sort of head-scratchingly baffled and stare blankly when they need to be reminded that crits deal NdX + Z + Automatically Maxed damage; where N = enchancement bonus of weapon or implement used to deliver the power and X is a die type associated with the special powers and/or properties of that weapon or implement and is determined by book lookup and where Z is either zero or an extra, non-maximimed and therefore rolled W.

In contrast, when someone rolls a 73 C Krush critical in Rolemaster, they might be baffled as to how exactly they hit their enemy's knee while attacking from above against a shark, but they'll usually invent some enjoyable rationale for the -40 penalty or digress into an argument about tailfins and cartilage injuries until their next turn.