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The way it played out is not that Mark's brother was boring or no one wanted to talk to him. The player just didn't put two and two together. "Mark's brother manages his life" didn't seem like relevant information because the guy wasn't listening at all. He got it in his head that talking ...

Even in a game like Crusader Kings, where having sex furthers your goal of taking over Europe through multiple generations, there's things keeping it from becoming the RaHoWa of rape. For one, you can't cast Charm Person. In addition, the ideal mates often have similar political leverage to yoursel...

This video is non-stop stupid apologetics. tl;dr: "alignment matters because it's in the book and I want to justify making 9 videos explaining it." Warning: he's a preening douche who talks down to his audience like they're all 6 year-olds. However, the video is illuminating if you want t...

I feel Schwartzy's pain, even if he gave up and left in a huffy sulk. In a recent game one of the players was looking for Mark's favorite whore. He overheard a conversation in which someone mentioned that Mark's brother knows his every move and manages his life for him. The player then decides that,...

Whatever I play, I try to make the character creepy. Like, his backstory has an element of incest or something else equally skeevy, or he has a relationship with an ineffable god who tells him what to do, or he literally eats babies when offered, or he has a massive cock and no sense of propriety. I...

Ch1- Races Ch2- Base Classes Ch3- Prestige Classes Ch4- Feats Do it this way. The first line of information in almost every stat block is "[Name]: [Race] [Class A] #/[Class B] #/[Class C] #" The minor difference that prestige classes have from base classes is almost irrelevant; they both ...

What would be a good system for a Lego rpg? I kind of want to write one, but I'm not entirely sure what all a lego rpg needs to be able to accomodate beyond "make stuff in game from legos" and "accomodate guys with stone clubs and guys with high tech blasters" Is it Minecraft in...

I like the premise behind Exalted, both as a setting and as a system. I love the polar regions and the idea that mundane and fantastic people live throughout. I love that there is conflict everywhere without it devolving into chaos. I love that there are crazy powerful superheroes that you get to pl...

Exporting a stunting system like Exalted? That's like asking for help on importing the 2E D&D magic item creation system. So handle it the same way. Throw out/ignore the thing that's already made, focus on the concept, and start fresh within a better framework. You don't export, you draw inspir...

I'd love to see some teasers on that wizard, or maybe another class, just to see where it's going.

I hear ya. It's like some artifacts were based on Frodo's Sting and ring. Super boring.

What are some examples of really cool artifacts that aren't boring and underpowered?

ubernoob wrote:I've been an asshole. Sorry.

I think that disqualifies you from posting here. The apology, I mean.

Ignoring the bonus problem for a moment, would it then be more reasonable to make toolkits that are task -oriented, then? That's basically what Bihlbo was advocating - cut out the crap that doesn't accomplish a meaningful task and limit tools to only the things that do. Which he pared down to 3 too...

Are we seriously having a discussion about SKR that depends on inferences born from speculation? Throwing logic and discussion at a unicorn, seriously.

What he pointed out is that thieves' tools are good tools because they move the plot, or as you put it, accomplish a task. Also, there are rules for actual use of the things, unlike woodcarver's tools. It really seems like someone said, "But it doesn't make sense that everyone can use this skil...

A friend of mine hated the Profession skill in 3e and hates the way tools are used in 5e, so he posted this at rpg.net. The tl;dr version, near as I can tell: The tools are either good things that do stuff, or something that should be handled with MTP, because background info doesn't need to have a ...

This reminds me of adventure mode in Dwarf Fortress, where for each attack you choose a location first then an attack source. Obviously you don't want that level of detail but something like it would be really interesting. Maybe you're Conan and your attack options are: * speed 3: kick / 3 dmg (nl) ...

What you can't do is say "The world works like this for everyone but because you are PCs you move on a completely different set of rules, right down to the basic crap of daily life". Because once you put the PCs on a pedestal to the point that the world itself works differently for them, ...

Actually, I've fallen into a deep depression with my life lately lately because the hypothetical scenario thrown up by the OP is so often JUST hypothetical. That's part of why I was thinking about this subject. There's no such thing as a perfect game group when it comes to our hobby, and in order t...

I'm going to assume "willing to learn and play whatever" implies that they are unfamiliar with rpgs (or at least specific systems) Not that it matters, but I meant that the other people would be willing to play anything they know, but that's not a limitation, because they'd be willing to ...

MGuy wrote:Play the unfinished version of my Fantasy Heartbreaker to give it a good testing.

What's it based on?

I find Savage Worlds to be super easy, and flexible enough to work in a variety of genres. As MC you're going to memorize your options pretty fast (they aren't overwhelming) and then making enemies takes about a minute each. While the game has its flaws, the initiative system is fantastic.

The premise is that you and 4 friends are all Down To Game, have time for it, and are willing to learn and play whatever (the sluts). You don't have to run it if you don't want to, but you can. What do you choose, and why? https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/imag...

How specifically are you getting off with these purloined spells? When do you add them, and to what? I'll throw in a: where? but ignore the why?

I learned something from Numenera:

You can describe the things that happen in a fantasy setting in a slightly different way and suddenly you're in a futuristic world that doesn't have magic.

It's just a fantasy setting with a theme that only matters if you like meta knowledge.