Being an elaboration and expansion on my previous post synthesizing Marcia's B's thoughts on worker placement and the dice assignment mechanic of GHOST/echo.general skillThis section supersedes the relevant parts of the original post. When
Being an elaboration and expansion on my previous post synthesizing Marcia's B's thoughts on worker placement and the dice assignment mechanic of GHOST/echo. This section supersedes the relevant parts of the original post. When counting the…
This (sub?)system is in response to Marcia B's worker placement manifesto, which I endorse. It inspired me in a specific way that I realized probably can't be communicated effectively in a couple of sentences so here it is as a whole post.
Everyone must eat. Settled peoples get the majority of their sustenance from crops they grow. Twelve bushels of grain and pulse (supplemented by animal products and foraged or garden vegetables) sustains a working or pregnant adult for a ye…
Everyone must eat. Settled peoples get the majority of their sustenance from crops they grow. Twelve bushels of grain and pulse (supplemented by animal products and foraged or garden vegetables) sustains a working or pregnant adult for a ye…
It's long been a contention of mine that D&D has too many spells. One responsible factor is that there is a need for every school of magic to have a meaningful choice of spells at every level, of which there are probably too many. Abandonin…
It's long been a contention of mine that D&D has too many spells. One responsible factor is that there is a need for every school of magic to have a meaningful choice of spells at every level, of which there are probably too many. Abandonin…
As the title may suggest, this is a weird companion piece to my earlier examination of the origins of the skill system in D&D 2000. Instead of looking backwards, I am now looking forward from D&D 2000 to how three iterations on it would att…
As the title may suggest, this is a weird companion piece to my earlier examination of the origins of the skill system in D&D 2000. Instead of looking backwards, I am now looking forward from D&D 2000 to how three iterations on it would att…
No one asked for this, but here we are. Guns deal two dice of damage. A stationary attacker may fire rounds up to their gun's rate of fire, adding +1 to hit for each round after the first. Roll two dice for a random gun; the lower indicates…
Sometimes, the Ref may ask for a roll of the dice. The most common type of roll is a d20 roll.The \gm sets a difficulty class (DC) and whoever is making the choice rolls the die and adds a modifier. If the total is at least equal to the DC,…
Sometimes, the Ref may ask for a roll of the dice. The most common type of roll is a d20 roll.The \gm sets a difficulty class (DC) and whoever is making the choice rolls the die and adds a modifier. If the total is at least equal to the DC,…