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I'm not quite sure how 5e DCs work, but in general I agree: Making attack rolls for spells as well as melee or ranged weapon attacks makes the most sense to me. I'm less fond of 4e's saving throw rules. 13th Age is slightly better in that regard, since it supports different difficulties (you...

After D&D (4e) I've been playing FFG's Star Wars, 13th Age and Pathfinder. Of the three, I think I enjoy Star Wars the most and Pathfinder the least. Star Wars somehow has just the right mix of mechanics and narrative elements for my taste. We've only played one-shots, though, not a real...

Correct. But 2e also introduced 'character trees', i.e. it was recommended that each player create several player characters to be able to quickly replace characters meeting an unexpected early demise. Iirc, whenever the character you were playing actively gained a level-up you were allowed to...

That's what I was reminded of, too. A more precise(!) portrayal of the Star Wars/Genesys dice pool should probably mention that the result of a roll has both precise and narrative results. Different dice are used to represent a character's skill, an opponent's skill, environmental effects, and...

I read the first book and thought it was pretty good, but I actually didn't enjoy it enough to feel any desire to continue reading the second and third part. I generally prefer to wait until all parts of a trilogy have been published before I start reading, but I don't usually get them all right...

Given that I rather enjoyed Discovery, I'm not sure it matters that it didn't get any better.

Aren't constant reboots all the rage these days?

Well, this wasn't about architecture, but I quite clearly recall a court decision, that someone wasn't allowed to post a _rendering_ of a trademarked perfume flask, citing the laws about taking photographs since a (photo-realistic) rendering was basically identical to a photograph (something I...

This is what I'd use.

We don't.

Indeed! Imho, it's unplayable as a table-top RPG but it might have worked as the core of a computer RPG.

Keep preaching dude! I'm glad to see some things never change. A Happy New Year to you and everyone on ENWorld!

Imho, the reason there's no dungeon crawler able to offer you the same experience as Hero Quest back in the day is that you're not the same person you were back in the day. We sat down to play a session of Hero Quest last year and it really wasn't great. It was kind of fun to revisit the game...

What's a contet? But, yeah, Runequest is awesome. And Glorantha is ... different from most other fantasy settings.

I like 'Boats & :):):):):)'.

I just tried to reply to Morrus in kind. I was only interested in learning if there was anything that qualified this Matt guy in any particular way to make a judgement on Tolkien's work. Apparently, that's not the case, so this is simply a case of:

Since the release of the 'Trail of Cthulhu' RPG, I actually wouldn't consider using any other system for a Mythos campaign. It actually puts the focus where it (imho) belongs: on the investigation. Also, it support both pulp action and a more traditional approach. There's an excellent...

I'm sorry if you didn't like my (initial) post, assuming you actually bothered to read it. I thought the thread's title implied it was intended to also invite opinions on Tolkien critics in general. If I was mistaken I'll happily refrain from posting again.

Imho, If 'vanilla' magic items don't feel magical to you, just consider them non-magical. Instead they just represent especially well crafted items using superior materials.

I think it's better to roll it 20000 times for a more accurate result.