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  • fredzBXGametoOSR/NSR Tabletop Roleplaying Games•rewarding roleplay with mechanical benefits? healing haikus and suchEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I have seen such system and played with them in the past. They get to crunchy and slow down play at the mid & higher levels.

    Prefer something like 90’s Mage by White Wolf. Free form and unique magic but worry about the penalties of failure to keep magic for special circumstances.

    see my post here https://lemm.ee/post/2175533

    A quick and easy hack for D&D5e would be to reduce the damage and effects of cantrips for all magic classes.
    Convert all spells to magic point system and offer spell casters the option of free form casting in addition to their vancian spells.
    To load a Vancian Spell into a spell slot will cost 1mp to memorize for the day per spell slot. There will still be cost to actually cast it.

  • fredzBXGameOPtoOSR/NSR Tabletop Roleplaying Games•Alterrnative to Vancian Magic for OSR GamesEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Law 1 would cover say Gravity

    example - my wizard will make the 4 orcs levitate high up in the air. 1pt to break Law 1 and then 4 more points for the 4 orcs. Then spend 1 more point for +1 on the roll. Level 1 Wizard so that is 3pts. 18 Int so that is +3 pts. - got the 6 pts for the spell. The GM reminds the player that every 2pts spent = 1 combat round. So your Wizard is chanelling the magic and chanting in deep meditation for 3 rounds. Someone needs to keep those Orcs off you for those 3 rounds. So the start of 3rd round, during the magic phase the player rolls - gets a 17 but has the +1 for 18. Strong Sucess the orcs levitate high up in the air. How long was not specified so just roll me a d6 for many rounds. Then gravity returns and they come falling down.

    Not done yet. You broke a Law of the Universe - Roll a d20 under your Wisdom to see if you know how to appease the gods or get away with this. If you fail on a even dice roll a Zaire shows up on uneven roll a Paradox Effect in d12 days will occur with you as the nexus point. The Universe must be Repaired. So if you get the Paradox Effect. You should have a few days to make amends and cancel it out. I would suggest reaching out to a Zaire and begging for mercy.

  • fredzBXGametoOSR/NSR Tabletop Roleplaying Games•[Xpost] On romantic fantasy and OSR D&D. Romantic fantasy narratives, by contrast, are usually built around defeating evil by means other than overwhelming lethal force... which is like OSR...English
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    11 months ago

    This is why the Merchant Class and Sea Elves in BECMI Mystara are so OP

    1: The reaction System

    If you’re using the old B/X reaction roll system, there is only a one-in-thirty-six chance that any given monster encounter goes straight to violence. Anything else gives you some room to manoeuvre: to talk, bluff, make a bargain, offer a bribe, whatever. If you want a fight you can have one, but you almost never actually have to fight. (And hell, even if they do attack, you can always just run away.) This is very different to later editions of D&D, which assumed that monsters would always attack on sight and usually fight to the death.

    If you use the reaction system, then instead of the dungeon becoming a series of tactical combat challenges, it becomes a network of social challenges. What does each group want? What does it need? What can you offer them, and what can they offer you? With a bit of quick thinking and a lot of heart, you can talk your way through a dungeon much more effectively than you could ever fight your way through it.

    The power of having the Darokin Diplomatic Corps Badge is not to be understimated. Yes I have authority to negotiate a trade treaty.