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    Do you buy new versions of TTRPG games when you haven't had time to play the older version sitting on your shelf?

    It is compatible. They're modding a few subsystems - most especially stress - so that it's not as drastic outside of terror-inducing circumstances. Not gotten a good read in (been busy with Daggerheart and Fallout), but it's going to be noticeable in play.
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    Ran my first session of Star Wars D6: Big Damn Heroes

    You can get the rules, scrubbed of the setting info, in the form of D6 Space. (and DTRPG does have a POD option). The only major mechanical change from 2eR&E is adding Advantages/Disadvantages. (There are several minor ones in combat, but only rules lawyer types are going to really notice them.)
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    No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It?

    I ran the no initiative no rounds version of Daggerheart last sunday. For that first combat being in a system new to the whole group... it was a bit hard to adjudicate playing by VOIP. It ran smooth as butter except for the talking at the same time issue. The second combat, I used the 3 actions...
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    What do YOU plan on doing with Daggerheart?

    You may want to note the option for a 4th HP on sufficiently high damage hits... See the SRD, p 39, LC callout box or Core Rules p91, RC callout box.
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    Joyful GMing: RPG Success Strategies

    I always have an ending time in mind for a campaign. I often want to switch games at such breakpoints. So desire to retain same system is, to me, an objectionable assumption. Further, most of my friends who GM are also multi-system GMs, and so system continutity isn't a factor any of us (me and...
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    What do YOU plan on doing with Daggerheart?

    As a side note: the foes in the QS are not in the corebook... Also - the sablewood guide provides an environment for the village of Hush. I'll also note: the QS adversary blocks are not up to the standard set in the corebook. They are missing the description and motivation/tactics lines. The...
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    Non-fantasy RPG suggestions?

    No. But here's the nutshell standard 4-attributes for YZE. Attributes rated by die-size (d6/d8/d10/d12), skills by die size (no-die/d6/d8/d10/d12) Difficulties adjust size of dice: Harder lower the dice; easier increase the die size. Skilled actions never drop below 2d6. A 6, 7, 8, or 9 on a die...
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    Should PCs Be Exceptional?

    Not always. I'll start with my definition of Person: a member of a clade noted for intellect with free will and logic, and the ability to act based upon the interaction of perception, intellect, reason, and logic. D&D, RuneQuest 3rd, GURPS, and others have distinguished full intellegence from...
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    What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?

    And found out they were lying.
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    Non-fantasy RPG suggestions?

    snip Twilight 2000 4e is actually pretty straightforward; I found it perfectly cromulent. If you are looking for that setting, 4e is the simplest mechanics. 2e (available in PDF) and 2.2(also in PDF) are a more traditional mechanic. 4e is (att die)+(skill die) count successes on 6+ (all...
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    Should PCs Be Exceptional?

    Yeah, a lot of people don't actually read the rules... as for Jedi Academy... never saw the sourcebook... only read part of one of the novels, too. That's also into the 2R&E era, and there was a lot of stat bloat...
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    Should PCs Be Exceptional?

    Not so. A number of people don't, but they're not the main cast. Commissioner Gordon, Lois Lane, and Aunt Mae, for example. Main characters generally do.
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    Should PCs Be Exceptional?

    Batman has to have at least two... rapid healing and massive pain tolerance. Otherwise, someone would notice that Bats got a broken arm the same time Bruce did...
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    Should PCs Be Exceptional?

    Most WEG d6 system games have 12d for normies, 18d for PCs, for sum of attributes plus force/psi first die. Not all allow for improvement in attributes, either. This includes the three now at Nocturnal... D6 Space, D6 Adventure, D6 Fantasy. WEG's 8-att variant are 24d vs 16d, and have a 19d NPC...
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    What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?

    I found a relatively reliable source that was not yet out of Daggerheart in dead tree...
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