Recent content by Professor Murder

Yeah, this is a part of my initial point. Omission of any rule is in effect a house rule.

As an aside, part of the reason I would never claim to run a complete RAW game is, to put it bluntly, I never learn every single rule case for every game. Even the first time out. I tackle central mechanics and terms and learn how to build characters and adjudicate basic conflicts but yeah, they...

That is a position that has merit, but many see that as meaning you don't change a given rule or run it in a non-standard way. They can sometimes leave out the notion of just not using a given rule at all. For example, encumbrance.

So I am curious. Who here would claim that they play ANY TTRPG 100% rules as written with no alterations or omissions? House ruling things not covered by published rules would be allowed but if there is a rule for it, you have to use that rule 100% unaltered for a situation it applies to. 40+...

I was also considering using Cortex for Trek, but it felt like a lot of squeese for the juice and other projects took its place.

I attempted a Klingon ST game and it didn't go well. My table and I just bounced off the systems very hard. With more research by all parties perhaps we could have had a better experience. The issue was too many "spenders" to keep track of by both GM and players. Having multiple resources that...

I put 5 and most of that comes from my typical role as a GM. DnD 5e is right now the max lvl of difficulty for a system I would want to introduce a player to, and honestly that is a cheat as DnDBeyond can do most of the heavy lifting. For any game without a good online tool on that lvl, I want...

"He fell asleep. Had time for one dream. And then he died." The Last Boy Scout.

To each their own. I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum on this issue clearly.

Top of the list is the move to the unifying d20 mechanic for task resolution with 3rd ed.

I would say have minions be able to take 2 typical hits, or be dispatched by a single critical. In effect, give em about 10+HP

Goblin Errands? Heckin Good Doggos? Brindlewood Bay?

I mean, is anyone really looking back at 2025 as a good year overall for Wizards when it comes to DnD marketing and it's reception?

I will say that I have been training myself to not pursue crowdfunding projects that have too many separately produced stretch goals. An extra side book? A screen? OK. Dice? A challenge Coin? Minis? Unless its more of what the project is already making, avoid it.

So I have a specific question: What's the page count. I'm debating between soft and hard cover. If its a slim book, say less than 150, then I'm locked in on softcover. If it's over 250, locked in on hardcover. In-between, well then its an internal debate but leaning towards hardcover the closer...