Why D&D? - Complexity is not fun for me

flyingcircus · June 20, 2015, 12:00:00 PM

IDK, I do like the new 5E D&D but I have to say I really have gotten pretty use to Monte Cooks way of doing things, I really like Numenera, to me its simpler than 5E.

arminius · June 20, 2015, 02:00:54 PM

I haven't looked at 5e too closely (just a read through of Basic) but how about

a) Make the HP curve even flatter. Possibly more at level 1 (although 5e is already pretty generous, isn't it?) but a much smaller bonus per level.

b) I assume you've already considered critical hits and wound/vitality systems. Also treating damage below 0 hp as "grievous" requiring a roll on a table a la Elric/Stormbringer.

c) But have you considered special effects a la Legend/RQ 6? I.e., on sufficiently high to-hit roll, instead of getting a crit, you can force the opponent to take a step in some direction, or be disarmed, or stunned or whatever. Possibly give the defender the option to take the special effect penalty OR suffer double damage.

Scutter · June 20, 2015, 05:22:22 PM

Interesting thread

I too have gone back to no digital anything. It's all books and stationary, maps and stuff. Anything else detracts from that story telling ambience.

Also, 13th Age was easier to prep and run than 5ed for me (apart from those pesky Icon rolls)

Spinachcat · June 20, 2015, 06:38:52 PM

Quote from: Skarg;837302Play what you want to, of course.

Fuck that! You will play whatever the Internet says is trendy and you will like it!!

And then the Internet will tell you something else is trendy and you will like that and never admit to liking whatever the Internet previously told you to like!

Damn, do I need to explain everything to you noobs???

Momotaro · June 20, 2015, 07:51:12 PM

Heck I played a wargame recently where the Elves and Dwarfs and Skaven used the same stats as the humans... we just used different figures!

I don't know whether that makes me so bleeding edge it should hurt, or so 70s I should buy some flares and a tank top, but it sure felt good...

Matt · June 20, 2015, 11:20:15 PM

Quote from: Momotaro;837443Heck I played a wargame recently where the Elves and Dwarfs and Skaven used the same stats as the humans... we just used different figures!

I don't know whether that makes me so bleeding edge it should hurt, or so 70s I should buy some flares and a tank top, but it sure felt good...

You should by the flares regardless. You should also grow a cop/gay/'70s porn mustache.

trechriron · June 20, 2015, 11:47:26 PM

Quote from: JoeNuttall;837356I thought you were running D&D5E?

I am, every other week! I will likely be running it for some time to come.

Quote from: JoeNuttall;837356Is HarmWorld a bit like Harn World, but deadlier?

Hah! What a wonderfully apropos typo... actually with D&D5e thus far it is somewhat more heroic.

Quote from: JoeNuttall;837356I've not run someone else's setting for many years as it was too much like hard work.

Making is solid setting can be hard work too. :-)

Quote from: JoeNuttall;837356You can see from my sig I have the same issue with D&D!

I think GURPS is going to be a good "base" for me. I really love the Eberron setting, so I'm thinking of creating my own GURPS approach for it borrowing from Dungeon Fantasy and other sources.

Momotaro · June 21, 2015, 07:58:57 AM

Quote from: Matt;837454You should by the flares regardless. You should also grow a cop/gay/'70s porn mustache.

Photos if I do

RPGPundit · June 25, 2015, 12:21:36 AM

Glad you're back.