Hi Something which I've thought about a bit, now and then, and which I am reminded of watching the horror movie "Incubus" (not recommended, by the way. Not...
What I assume the system simulates is the chance a character has forgotten to replenish the batteries, rather than the batteries randomly running out of...
Hello! For quite a while I have been working on a generic role-playing game system I've decided to call "Genesys". Well, I've finally decided the rules are...
I'm wondering if anyone has done the math to determine what the frequency distribution of the results would be of rolling three ten-siders and taking the...
... I'm pretty sure I asked for that several years ago. Either that, or else it was mid 3d20. If someone has the ability to thoroughly search the list archives...
Well, it's still incomplete, but getting there. I've uploaded the version 0.6.6 pdf to http://www.kizandjenn.com/nb/hmice066.pdf for comments. A lot of small...
... The correct link for this is http://www.diku.dk/~torbenm/Troll A middle-of-3dN roll can in Troll be described as min (largest 2 (3 d N)) I.e., the smallest...
Long ago Sagatafl moved away from using hitpoint attrition as the primary way to crush ones enemies. Hitpoints are still there (and they don't escalate, mind...
There was a damage mechanic I thought was interesting in Mutants and Masterminds I think - never wound up playing the game, but was intrigued, called a...
... You could have the Aura build up a charge, so the first to attack (or get near enough) gets the full charge as damage, but it would take time to build up...
I've often heard the Attack-of-Opportunity rules from Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition criticized for being poorly designed, but what are the specific...
... This is actually the first mention of such criticism I've heard, so I guess I'm very interested as well. The only objection I've personally seen that could...
I have often railed against AoA and stopped playing the system because of how dumb I thought it was. That was under 3e. The situations where one could get an...
... This sounds more like an argument against D&D's Armor Class system, where your defense is a passive number you don't roll for, and less a problem with...
Under D&D, your character may get only one attack. But, there are circumstances where if someone else walks through your combat area, you get a free attack on...
... Ah. I understand the reasoning behind having an aoo here, but I can say I have thought about this myself. I haven't actually changed how I run such...
... You're actually making multiple attacks for each "one" attack; only one has a chance to connect, that's the one you roll for. If someone provokes an AOO,...
Part of the problem could have also been the GM, as I did not know the rules at all. I had to trust the GM for all those calls. I didn't own a book. In my...
... And AoO doesn't even happen on *your turn*! It happens when someone *else* is acting! And only one person ever acts at once, everyone takes turns! ...
... With the time scales involved in D&D rounds (6-10 seconds per round), the idea of a fixed number of attacks always struck me as odd. You can stab a man...
... Sagatafl and Modern Action RPG both allow active defence rolls in such cases (with the rules only limiting how many active defence rolls one may make per...
... This is precisely how it works. Simply backing away from an opponent does not trigger an aoo from that opponent unless they have a reach weapon. Jeff -- ...
Lizard wrote: [...] ... That's what I assumed, but which of the many conditions are thought to be the most superflous ones? -- Peter Knutsen sagatafl.org...
... There are worse problems than this. If your game has *any* rules for tactical movement or positioning (bonus for striking an opponent from the rear, etc.)...
Hallo, ... And should you give enough attention to somebody moving by to warrant a straight up attack roll, then you open yourself up to your first opponent....
... "Leaving a threatened square" without either taking a 5 foot step or making a full retreat action does provoke. There are circumstances when you'd do that,...
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