tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096473056453931834.post2515841414781049954..comments2023-11-11T03:38:28.863-05:00Comments on Once More Unto the Breach!: More OSR BlasphemiesAnthony Simeonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096473056453931834.post-50332173584292159752012-06-28T08:14:37.912-04:002012-06-28T08:14:37.912-04:00Yes, I wrote about my growing love for DCC a coupl...Yes, I wrote about my growing love for DCC a couple posts back. I love how they toned down the number of XP. It's really looking more and more like a game I want to run.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096473056453931834.post-24352854266144298752012-06-28T08:13:21.271-04:002012-06-28T08:13:21.271-04:00Yeah, I was thinking about a system that would hav...Yeah, I was thinking about a system that would have PCs level up after a certain number of sessions, and that number of sessions would increase as you level up. So at 1st level it might take you two sessions to get to second level, three sessions to get to third, etc. I think this is a good cure for the whole issue of different level characters in a group. It should only take a few sessions for PCs to level, so they can keep up with the higher level characters. Otherwise, someone making a new character for a campaign isn't staring at a huge gulf between their character and those who've been around longer.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096473056453931834.post-21062813767887621072012-06-28T08:10:43.571-04:002012-06-28T08:10:43.571-04:00Yeah, I tend to give a lot of XP for roleplaying, ...Yeah, I tend to give a lot of XP for roleplaying, problem solving, etc. I do try to calculate the XP for monsters and treasure, but I also give for "intangibles" liberally.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096473056453931834.post-3991596698933430292012-06-27T21:46:35.935-04:002012-06-27T21:46:35.935-04:00Have you looked at Dungeon Crawl Classics?
Here&#...Have you looked at Dungeon Crawl Classics?<br /><br />Here's the XP rules: The judge gives 0-4 XP per encounter, depending upon how hard he thinks it was.<br /><br />Here's the encumbrance rules: Use your common sense.<br /><br />I freaking love this game, and highly recommend it. The second printing should be out soon, which has some advantages (in terms of incorporating errata and adding an index) over the first.ravencrowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096473056453931834.post-74391946976709127142012-06-27T19:26:41.089-04:002012-06-27T19:26:41.089-04:00I just slow it down enough to where we never have ...I just slow it down enough to where we never have to reach anything past early teens :pOzrethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288579174927754869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096473056453931834.post-71254870382343817972012-06-27T18:37:04.648-04:002012-06-27T18:37:04.648-04:00I'm going to eliminate XP for my next campaign...I'm going to eliminate XP for my next campaign. The PCs will level up every 3 adventures or so. Keeps bookkeeping to a minimum. And yes, 3.x's ability to withstand mad tinkering is amazing. Only thing that needs fixed is the bog-down at high level. That's easy enough to hammer out if you really want to.HitAdjacentAllyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632582325567098655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096473056453931834.post-81281847911703748172012-06-27T18:09:53.326-04:002012-06-27T18:09:53.326-04:00Honestly as much as I love 2e and a lot of OSR stu...Honestly as much as I love 2e and a lot of OSR stuff (mostly Castles & Crusades) I really feel like 3e hit the nail on the coffin as far as finding that balance. The mechanics are mostly the same as what everybody grew up with, there is room for the slow, resource management type of play or the power gaming, XP takes awhile but you could get high level in a year or two while playing weekly but there are also simple rules for slowing down advancement. Minis can be used or tossed. It's just good stuff if you can figure out how to toss out whatever annoys you about it, especially using Unearthed Arcana. Basically, its VERY easy to make 3e either an old school style game or a newer flashier style game.Ozrethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288579174927754869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096473056453931834.post-15349583056700857522012-06-27T18:00:14.550-04:002012-06-27T18:00:14.550-04:00I tend to do a loose xp reward system. Its pretty...I tend to do a loose xp reward system. Its pretty much how much I want to give them considering their actions and the results. I never check the xp from the books. I wing it.Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.com