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fireweed@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 2 days ago

Everything is like D&D if you squint hard enough

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Everything is like D&D if you squint hard enough

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fireweed@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 2 days ago
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    Okay, but if your cyperpunk RPG has “d20 plus modifier vs target number” action resolution, 4-8 ability scores, skill bonuses, feats, classes, races/ancestries/backgrounds… You’re going to need to explain how it’s NOT like D&D. And if you proceed to describe PbtA, I will laugh at you.

    I won’t shame you for being like D&D. I will shame you for pretending you’re not.

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      Og cyberpunk used a d10

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      That’s why a proper cyberpunk RPG needs to be entirely D6. So many D6s that you need both hands to roll them all, and a baking sheet to keep them from rolling off the table.

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      PbtA

      Pathfinder, but towards Argentina?

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        Peanut butter the Archmage?

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        Powered by the Apocalypse

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          No I think viking hippie was right

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            He’s close: Pathfinder, but towards Albania.

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      The d20 System, used as the basis for D&D 3rd edition, was in fact explicitly made to accommodate different settings and additions.

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      It depends what you mean by “like d&d”. I’ve heard the phrase is used by different groups to mean:

      • Has a generic fantasy setting
      • Has similar mechanics to d&d
      • Has bad mechanics
      • Has dice mechanics
      • Is mostly about fighting
      • Is a trad game
      • Is not a story game
      • Is an RPG
      • Is not cool
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        FYI your line breaks get collapsed. Don’t worry, it’s still comprehensible. Formatting tip: bullet lists would’ve worked here. Alternatively, for a single line break you can end the line with 2 spaces or a backslash (\)

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          Thank you! Must be an mbin/lemmy diference cause it was correctly formatted for me. I just made it bullet points so it’s clear for all.

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      nah its just piles and piles of d6s and 9 in-game seconds of combat take 3-4 hours of irl time (and 2-3 months off GM lifetime) guess what are we playing 😌

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        No need to guess - it’s Shadowrun, chummer.

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          I knew it was too easy

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            Shadowrun pitches d6’s like Warhammer does and is the only RPG I know of that uses them so egregiously

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              We’ve been playing for years and dropping 30+ is totally normal at our table, 40+ if someone went overboard with dermal armor or if your APC just collided with an earth spirit

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          Specifically 2nd edition

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      D12 is objectively the best dice and I need to find a system that’ll let me use them more.

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        D4 is objectively the best because you can use them as dice and weapons.

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        Daggerheart is a 2d12 system for players, but it remains a d20 system for GMs

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