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    dbm reacted to grimmgoose's post in the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e with Like Like.
    Re: long campaigns I've run two full-to-Legendary campaigns, and it's been a smooth experience. I never had an issue with the...
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    dbm replied to the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e.
    It is a swingy system to be sure, but the meta currencies for the GM are a key balance to that. If your main villain is going to be...
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    dbm replied to the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e.
    A couple of things I have seen in our groups when it comes to advancement and niches. Characters will often start out fairly similar...
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    dbm reacted to Doc_Klueless's post in the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e with Like Like.
    This is a take that I find to be completely valid. Compared to D&D5e, it can be! That's for sure. But, for us, it's not that much more...
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    dbm replied to the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e.
    Personally I would say it supports long campaigns very well. The characters are pretty resilient if the players are not ridiculously...
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    I ran a short campaign of about 6 sessions using the new SPC and it was great. The characters were tier 3, which is ‘city level’ of...
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    dbm reacted to grimmgoose's post in the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e with Like Like.
    I gotta completely disagree with this. In Savage Worlds, you just throw cards down at people. Highest card goes first, redraw every...
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    dbm replied to the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e.
    We find the initiative system a positive. It makes combat more unpredictable which we like. And having the cards visible makes it pretty...
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    dbm reacted to thullgrim's post in the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e with Like Like.
    I don’t find the Death Spiral mentioned that complicated, either in person or via vtt. In a vtt it’s applied automatically and in person...
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    dbm replied to the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e.
    The system is definitely comparable in overall ‘crunch’ to 5e, however I personally feel that it makes better use of that crunch. It’s a...
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    dbm replied to the thread Savage Worlds vs DnD 5e.
    Hi @AK81 I have been playing D&D for over 40 years and played 5e since it was released. My wider RPG tastes moved to genre-flexible...
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    dbm replied to the thread What System For...?.
    It is definitely the case that assembly is required, but it is assembly rather than whole-cloth creation. And it doesn’t need to be...
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    dbm replied to the thread What System For...?.
    It’s a very different game system in my opinion. I love flexible systems: GURPS, Savage Worlds, Fate. But Cortex Prime can handle...
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    I would use Fate or Fate Accelerated if I was doing someone like that. It is a simple system and leans in to narrative logic which a I...
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    dbm replied to the thread What System For...?.
    That sounds like a premise that you could game with Cortex Prime, building a set of themed abilities or portfolios (like being the angel...
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