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- Thu Oct 28, 2021 3:10 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
- Replies: 219
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Re: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
5e literally just has "+1d4 damage" from the Enlarge spell, which is fine except for the requirement of more rolls per attack every round, but it's a good direction. Higher level monsters such as ancient dragons and various giants have high STR and CON built into the statblock, and aside ...
- Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:50 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Handling Modern Sensibilities in a Western RPG
- Replies: 26
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Re: Handling Modern Sensibilities in a Western RPG
Roleplaying out casual racism can be cumbersome and lead to awkward blurting, depends on the players. Religious affiliation also mattered https://wordandworld.luthersem.edu/content/pdfs/24-3_Going_West/24-3_Szasz.pdf Missionaries murdering native children will be a hot topic if you want to get reall...
- Sun Oct 24, 2021 5:32 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
- Replies: 219
- Views: 54455
Re: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
a game should feature exactly as many classes as it has resource management systems. If you have several resource management systems, which often comes up for spellcasters, then you need one class per system... What do you think of games where attributes affect resource systems? Like "More of ...
- Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:04 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
- Replies: 219
- Views: 54455
Re: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
Anyway, in my experience, whichever stat system is optimal, I've found the ones that split "dodge" from "ranged attack" are ideal, but as far as The Mage Stat vs. Social Bonus goes, simplicity is best. Yes I see benefit in not having a single core attribute govern both offense a...
- Thu Oct 14, 2021 7:04 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
- Replies: 219
- Views: 54455
Re: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
We use Intelligence and Will. Intelligence impacts ranged attack rolls, DCs to resist spells and some special abilities, and resist checks against illusions. Many skills also rely on Intelligence. Will covers far more saves, and includes how many spells/ki abilities you can use. Interpersonal skill...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:22 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
- Replies: 219
- Views: 54455
"In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
Physical Attributes n' Stats are pretty straightforward to measure, but mental ones are more vague. We already know WIS and CHA in D&D do a lot of unrelated stuff so this is for looking at other ways to do those attributes What do y'alls Heartbreakers go with and why? It's not difficult to divid...
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:37 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: D&D, multiple attacks, and an alternative
- Replies: 163
- Views: 16609
Re: D&D, multiple attacks, and an alternative
1) Core gameplay mechanic Attacks for things you can do in Mario and the NFL
2) Feats to augment the core mechanic effect Attacks in a class agonistic way
3) Class ability Attacks for things that use class resources
2) Feats to augment the core mechanic effect Attacks in a class agonistic way
3) Class ability Attacks for things that use class resources
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:35 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Cataloging by Form, Style, Subject Matter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 768
Cataloging by Form, Style, Subject Matter
Thinking of different genres of tabletop RPG's and how to catalogue them. So there's 'genres', but what are genres describing? A dictionary definition of genre is... Form: What form it takes (novel, movie), material used (film camera, paper and pen, etc.) Style: Technique involved, like different pa...
- Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:42 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Rerolls on d20s from ability score point pools
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3641
Re: Rerolls on d20s from ability score point pools
There is some thrill to having the GM also have not totally predictable gambling elements... but then they decide what happens when the 1d4 turns are up anyways
I guess it's like an oracle spilling some intestines gives a prophecy more texture than them just stating a thing behind a counter
I guess it's like an oracle spilling some intestines gives a prophecy more texture than them just stating a thing behind a counter
- Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:19 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Rerolls on d20s from ability score point pools
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3641
Re: Rerolls on d20s from ability score point pools
A lot of D&Disms aren't Good Design, they're just what was thought up in the 70's and kept for brand recognition. You can develop a clear idea of how your ideal plays, then get the mechanics to support it
- Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:14 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Action Economy vs. Renewable Resources
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2230
Re: Action Economy vs. Renewable Resources
I don't think hitpoints should be used for an action resource until there's a very clear design philosophy of what hit points are vs fatigue vs luck vs wounds vs elephants vs lvl10 wizards vs having a bleeding wound and so on
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:20 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: mechanics for armor quality / Soak + armor coverage
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4988
Re: mechanics for armor quality / Soak + armor coverage
Oh yeah something I'm not looking for is RIFTS "You are massively tough wit hlots of big numbers to grind through when covered in megadamage armor, but will be vaporized by a holdout pistol one can hide in the bum if any part of your puny mortal body is exposed"
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:15 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: mechanics for armor quality / Soak + armor coverage
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4988
Re: mechanics for armor quality / Soak + armor coverage
I ask because a reoccurring theme about Hit Points is that 1st Level PCs fall down fast. In a campaign where a character funnel isn't ideal, many MC's grant some combination of maximum HP at first level, CON as HP at first level, or CON as HP at first level plus a HitDie as soak, eg: Star Wars/D20 ...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:53 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Action Economy vs. Renewable Resources
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2230
Re: Action Economy vs. Renewable Resources
My preference for D&D.PF Heartbreakers is... - Action Economy's used by everyone to some degree, swift / minor actions are neat ---Using up actions as reactions ("It's not my turn yet but I react with a full defense, thus I am locked to turtling for this turn") is a soft way to do what...
- Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:23 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: mechanics for armor quality / Soak + armor coverage
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4988
mechanics for armor quality / Soak + armor coverage
In some tabletop RPG's you got Armor Class stuff, armor makes you harder to hit In some games you got Armor as soaking and reduction, taking less damage when hit Some games do both, so what games do y'all find do both well? Where armor coverage and armor quality are both taken into account in a way ...
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:59 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Worst Official DM NPCs In Published RPG Settings
- Replies: 113
- Views: 17721
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:19 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What were Gygax & Arneson & pals looking at for early D&D?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6815
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:27 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Annoying Game Questions You Want Answered
- Replies: 6000
- Views: 1030709
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:18 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Worst Official DM NPCs In Published RPG Settings
- Replies: 113
- Views: 17721
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:58 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Dwarfs are hats, Elves are moods
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5344
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:32 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: From the Depths of Wikipedia
- Replies: 2956
- Views: 448159
All kinds of history I only just found out about
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_and_Islam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_and_Islam
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:22 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What were Gygax & Arneson & pals looking at for early D&D?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6815
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:58 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Dwarfs are hats, Elves are moods
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5344
Touhou is filled with characters defined by the hat they wear and do, with long hair instead of beards. https://touhou.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Characters
Depicted as monogender, community where each has a hat-based role.
Depicted as monogender, community where each has a hat-based role.
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 4:02 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: It's Personal...
- Replies: 4839
- Views: 672164
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:48 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Undead/Witch Hunter archtypes like Hellsing, Solomon Kane
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2227
The newer examples that jump out at me are Bloodborne's hunters and the Highwayman from Darkest Dungeon. Also, when I was in junior high I had a science teacher who was a Coast Guard reservist, who was regarded as a kook because he insisted the boarding loadout should be a cutlass and shotgun inste...