Cap, I would love to read a post by you about the possible modifications to apply to 2nd edition. I already know the "number of attacks" House rule you wrote back in the StStun days and it works like a charm! I'm curious to hear if you have other nice ideas! This time I'll be a player, not the GM. ...

We've run a massive campaign in 4E. Will never use the ruleset again - next time we're back to 2E. So I've thought about which bots and bobs that can be salvaged. The players liked the open-ended careers system. But ultimately it just isn't balanced. There's a reason skills are secondary to characte...

Nope - this game is simply not well thought through.

Hyarion wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:26 am

http://windsofchaos.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=57

Ah. I find it easier and faster to just make the calculation than use a table, but thanks.

4th edition switches to opposed rolls. That alone fixes a lot of whiff. It does also introduce the potential problem of lopsided contests. Any character pouring experience into Fellowship, for instance, will quickly realize a score of maybe 75% Fel yields almost supernatural dominance of his hapless...

Orin J. wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:40 am

i'm pretty sure the reason is because

...the rule of Cool?

I'm pretty convinced that any cloaked figure on a horse must be able to draw a Pistol, by universal law

In other words: don't overthink WFRP economics or you'll lose 1d6 Sanity Points...

Hyarion wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:48 am

Yes, that was me.

Link?

Yes, the "plus" in characteristics advances can be easy to misinterpret. As Hyarion says, they're all absolute, never cumulative. The plus sign is just... convention, I guess. It's meant to tell you "no, that Bodyguard isn't limited to a measly 10% in Weapon Skill, lower than anybody's starting scor...

I've already voiced this sentiment elsewhere, but I guess reposting it here can't hurt: I completely missed TOR when it first came out. I have no explanation for it not appearing on my radar, it just didn't. Once I did realize there was this acclaimed Middle-Earth game that really tried shaping adve...

I would like to thank you for adding that last paragraph. Your opinions are well voiced, but not necessarily shared by all. I just wanted to say I appreciate that understanding. I don't want fluffy discussion, but just the basics understanding that "ymmv". You're welcome. It's especially hard since...

Orin J. wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:18 am

Seems to work well enough for people with significant house-ruling in place already who view the rules as a guideline second to their own antics.

Well, that's an awfully low bar to set for yourself as a rules designer...

The hard cold truth is that 4E is a trainwreck of a system, designed by people that utterly lost track of the bigger picture. It is 2E, except every conceivable subsystem have been made more complicated, broken and cluttery. After playing it extensively I have concluded that there exists no simple f...

Page 164 has a call-out box "Options: Limiting Advantage". They recommend a limit of either 2 or Init Bonus. Either would be more limited than the 'max 6' you decided to house rule, so if you're happy with your current system I would say don't change it just to comply with the call-out box. But if ...

That press release announces a 'new edition', but whether this will be the, as i understand it, still quite new, second edition, or a third edition it doesn't say. Free League staffers have made clear (in various forums) the edition they intend to publish will be Francesco's 2nd edition (the work h...

Gman wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:28 am

I dislike Advantage A LOT

If you read this forum you will realize you are far from alone...

Free League Publishing Mar 09, 2020 announced a partnership with Sophisticated Games to publish tabletop roleplaying games set in Middle-earth and based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Francesco Nepitello, author of the game series alongside Marco Maggi, will continue as its lead designer. https://f...

totsuzenheni wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:00 pm

And it's gone.

I'm looking for a Warrior type character who switches out fightery talents for innate magical ones. And that these magical talents are low key, in line with what a sword, arrow, shield or chain mail do for you. They aren't high level spells that obliterate regiments. The reason isn't primarily becau...

How does the TW:W description of a Loremaster deviate from the concept proposed in this thread? Okay, let's see: - seems much more appropriate for WFB than WFRP - it's an elite concept, not something a WFRP character can realistically strive for. Remember, the character will be adventuring alongsid...

How impossible would a "gish" character be in the context of Warhammer FRP? Ideally, a human fighter that can pick up a smidgen of magical ability on the side. The ability to exchange a sword swipe for a bolt of fire, say, isn't meant to be a power upgrade. Having it be short range and do no more da...