I occasionally see fans of current RPG design theory complain that characters should never really fail to hit (or truly fail at anything else)) as that means the character is basically “losing a turn” to ineffectiveness. As I’ve said before … Continue reading →
There’s a thread on ‘"Fixing" Vancian Casting‘ on RPGNet. While I’ve never had a real problem with Vancian casting (nor with using a decent spell point system in its place) in D&D, what I found confusing about the thread was … Continue reading →
Regardless of how I decide to handle to hit rolls (to-hit tables, BAB, THAC0, etc. as discussed in this post yesterday) in Lords & Wizards, I know how I will be tying level to the to-hit hit. I’ll give these … Continue reading →
I’ve always been in the middle of arguments about which combat systems are better: Descending AC or Ascending AC, To-hit Tables, THAC0 (To Hit AC 0), Base Attack Bonus, etc. I’ve used some version of just about all of these … Continue reading →
Giovanni Micolucci saw my My RPG Sessions Do Not Generate Fiction post and send me a copy of the Cartooner RPG as an example of a game that does better at creating fiction. From first glance it looks like a … Continue reading →
With three sessions of Lords & Wizards based on Swords & Wizardry and Labyrinth Lord (instead of on ACKS), we are definitely back on track. My players are enjoying the campaign again and I’m not pulling my hair out dealing … Continue reading →
My RPG sessions do not generate fiction, at least not in any meaningful sense for the more common meanings of fiction. As I run sandbox campaigns, they don’t even play out pre-written stories as (railroaded) adventures. I mention this because … Continue reading →