by HiveGod

As a "theater of the mind" / pencils-paper-dice purist, I eschew minis, maps, chits, and cards—but I am a HUGE fan of life-size in-universe props:

by GrimoireOfJank

What's the bare minimum number of options for character creation you need in a high fantasy game before you feel limited? What's the maximum before it feels bloated?

How many races/lineages/species', classes, etc.

by mithoron

Thanks Abby for hosting this month!

by GrimoireOfJank

I like complex systems. I don't love running them.
My brain can deal with weird/complex stuff as long as I don't have to then explain it to someone else who isn't knowledgeable (which is something I should probably practice with since I am a science major).

D&D 5e has become second nature over the decade I've played it, and everyone I've played it with has been playing it around the same length of time... So it's easier to play/run than alot of less complicated systems for me and with the pool of people I have access to.

I do find most systems are frontloaded on character creation, I wouldn't call a game like CoC 7e that difficult to play or learn, but the sheets are intimidating purely because kf how many numbers are on them (and the assumed lethality, compared to other modern systems).

But! I did run BFRPG 4e (a B/X retroclone) for my little sister the other day and honestly I would love to run more stuff that light.

by ulithebison

Related Item: Game Tape – A Tabletop Sports Journal

garrylloyd wrote:

[o]What a great effort by Accrington. Hopefully, the cup run will have given them a big boost financially.[/o]

[o]Unfortunately they can't transfer their cup form over to the league. 🫠[/o]

by ulithebison

Related Item: Game Tape – A Tabletop Sports Journal

garrylloyd wrote:

Come on, Accrington!

They really did it. 😀

by ulithebison

Related Item: Game Tape – A Tabletop Sports Journal

garrylloyd wrote:

Great report. The only thing I'd have moved ( to avoid spoilers) was you revealed the real result in your historic note in the background section. I'd have included that at the end in the Facts about the Real Match section.

Thank you and this makes sense. I will do that in the replay.

by Babeox

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by bpthomas

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by SeaofStars

Probably Shadowrun, as part of the complexity is front-loaded (character creation) which I am happy to handle for new players, and the rest is mostly by specialist (hacker, mage, rigger) which I can partly offload onto the players.

I used to CH a lot of Champions, and I was happy to build characters for people, as that was the complex step.

by Zolani

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by Zolani

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