Recent content by johndesmarais

Not @GothmogIV, but I've run a fair amount of C&C. I've not really house-ruled anything, but I flip the math for rolls so that it makes my life easier. As written, the GM should use a Challenge Base of 18 for rolls using Secondary attributes, and a Challenge Base of 12 for roll using Primary...

Why had I never heard of Tales of the Caliphate Nights before? I love this genre - warts and all - and thought I had the every major-system supplement for it that was out there.

Outgunned is where I’d start for something action-y with a fairly light weight system. If you want a little more mechanical heft, I like Modern AGE.

I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to do this with one of my groups. CWN has everything you need - even the magic - already baked in.

Nifty

Yes - If it’s a game that I intend to play or run; or if it’s a game I want to read.

I have this problem with Hero System (Champions). I’ve played it from 3rd edition through to 6th, and find that they have started to merge together in my mind of late.

I got a minor amount of grief over the “waste of time” that it was, until I pointed out to my mother that her two Bridge groups each met once a week for a couple of hours each and she let the whole matter drop.

This is the primary reason I’m more likely to OSE than original B/XD&D, even though they are basically the same game. OSE presents the rules in a much easier (for me) manner for consumption.

Hmmmm… my issue is actually not getting my players to try new games, but having enough time to play all of the games I want to try.

By most measures it’s an inferior tool. It lacks many of the advanced features of Foundry, and isn’t as simple or clean as Owlbear.rodeo - all of which actually appeals to me as my feature needs are low, but slightly higher than Owlbear.rodeo. Plus, I have a very large library of resources that...

I’d love to play (not run) Masks of Nyarlathotep and Horror on the Orient Express with a group that really leans into the CoC tropes.

Roll20 for all the wrong reasons.

I find this a bit amusing. I get it (which is why I always recommend new GMs use the established setting and foes) but don’t feel it. I’m starting a new Champions campaign that is set in a pre-established IP so generally I won’t be able to use the villains from the Champions villains books - and...

Champions (or the Hero System) is pretty well balanced (so long as the GM keeps an eye out for intentionally dodgy constructs) - but not in the way many people think of balance. Its balance is not from the perspective of “all characters built on X points will be equally effective.” Its balance...