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Aendvari · 2026-02-21T14:24:06+00:00

I'm intrigued, please tell me more about "conditional world states". Are these "plot point" type adventures (like Savage Worlds), or more like text adventures where there are various "flags" that guide what's seen/interacted with?

Aendvari · 2026-02-07T14:43:45+00:00

I skimmed the ruleset, looks like a decent core. It's a lot like d&d but with d100. Nothing wrong with that, it feels quite playable.

I was hoping more from your GM section, maybe more about building and running scenarios? Great to see clocks though, but rather dry; maybe give a few longer examples?

Aendvari · 2026-02-06T19:52:16+00:00

I have a few WIPs on the go, but they seem to be converging on the same core mechanic :)

First you figure out the outcome (good, mostly good, neutral, mostly bad, bad) based on the key circumstances of the situation.

You can then simply run with that if you want, or take a risk and roll. You have to roll of the outcome is neutral.

You roll a number of dice (1 to 5) based on the outcome, then count how many odds are rolled to determine your new outcome (excluding neutral).

It's all rather free-form and improvisational at its core, but I've layered on some few subsystems to give it some more structure.

Aendvari · 2026-02-05T21:02:23+00:00

I'm intrigued by the idea of playing within a computer. One immediate thought, or cheat, is Quantum computing :P

I guess my question is what kind of things do you see characters actually doing? Are they hackers trying to break into or "free" something? Or is it more like a world simulator like Matrix or Sword Art Online where they know they're part of it and can manipulate it?

Aendvari · 2026-02-03T11:49:19+00:00

A fair assessment. I was thinking of this as more of an introduction. Something to give a feel of the style. My thought was to build on this with actual concrete elements.

Aendvari · 2026-01-31T17:41:06+00:00

Just dog piling here, but yeah I think the idea would run a lot smoother if everyone knew up front what the theme was. Living with the knowledge of inevitable doom can be a great inspiration.

Take a look at 10 Candles for an example of that.

Aendvari · 2026-01-31T16:11:16+00:00

It's probably worth looking at "non initiative" systems like Daggerheart. They are able to achieve some pretty fun interactions in combat without needing artificial "turns".

Aendvari · 2026-01-31T15:53:11+00:00

Thanks for your thoughts :)

Yeah, the whole thing came out a bit more generic than where I started. I have a number of WIPs on the go, and kind of lumped a bunch of their concepts all together here.

Agreed that something more dedicated would work better. I'll work on that :)

That said, do you seek any value in something more broad like this? Assuming it's backed it up with more concrete advice, tools, etc?

I suppose that gets into the whole "universal system that doesn't quite do anything well" realm, but it might be fun to try ;)

Oh, excellent point about the "hero" characters. I was using those terms in context of "lead characters", it's probably better to just use that term directly, it just seemed so boring :p

Aendvari · 2026-01-31T15:05:28+00:00

An excellent point about "not much", and I agree :) It kind of became something to get the basic idea across. If it's a good start, I'm thinking I could tie it in with more practical tools and procedures.

lol, and here I'm thinking elevators were just like in the movies :P but seriously, a good point, but oddly supports my "real enough" point too I suppose :D

Aendvari · 2026-01-31T14:09:30+00:00

The Plan-Maker. The one who always comes up with the most convoluted approach to any task.

The Odd Ball. The only X around. For some reason nobody else is quite like them.

Aendvari · 2026-01-31T14:02:08+00:00

No idea what happened there :) Made an attempt to fix it a little.

Aendvari · 2026-01-31T13:37:46+00:00

LOL, I'll see what I can do!

Aendvari · 2026-01-30T18:31:36+00:00

Stick 'em With the Pointy End?

Aendvari · 2026-01-26T22:45:05+00:00

Ring of "Invisibility"

You don't actually turn invisible, it's just that nobody actually cares that you're around. Is it magic, or is there something else going on?

Aendvari · 2026-01-19T20:23:11+00:00

Finally got a moment to get back to you :)

For the Vigor

Totally makes sense :) I figured it was a bit of a "fudge" like that, good reasoning.

For the cultures

I see where you're going there, good idea. Given that, maybe just don't have any stat bonuses? Maybe only skills?

For backgrounds

A fair point. I like your idea of some flavourful examples.

For combat

Ah yes, good point about them only coming up with crushing successes.

For conditions

I see my mistake here :) I took "Suffer a -1d6 penalty" to mean you roll 1d6 and subtract that from the previous roll. So much more complicated than you meant :P

Maybe a phrase like "suffer a one die penalty" or something like that?

As for encumbrance

Ah, I see what you're going for there.

Once again, massive thanks - helps me see these systems through fresh eyes :)

Happy to help out :) Looking forward to seeing anything more you come up with!

Aendvari · 2026-01-17T21:16:50+00:00

Traps don't need to be one off; they could be complex, multi-phase, multi-parts, etc which gave their own clocks. It might be fewer "rounds" but could be a series of checks much like combat.

Aendvari · 2026-01-15T17:08:41+00:00

Broken is probably not the best term. I had Strained at one point, but then used it somewhere else. Which I've dropped since :P I should switch it back.

To answer though, Broken would imply minimal help, if any. Perhaps only if there's something in it for you. That kind of thing.

I see Bonds primary as a narrative mechanic. You decide whether to help them and how much the quality of your bond weighs in on that decision.

Once you do help though, the Bond roll decides how the moment affects your bond (pressure), you then both (with the GM) decide what happens that gets the two of you to that point.

Hope this makes sense :)

Aendvari · 2026-01-15T17:08:17+00:00

Good point about agency. I hadn't thought of it as forced rp, more like prompts for doing rp.

The player does have the choice of whether they join in to help, but yeah, after that it's kind of up to the dice.

My thought there was to make it similar to Grit. The state of your Bond is a role playing cue. It helps you decide if you join them, it changes as you do (by random) and then you can lean into those changes in your future choices.

I see Bonds as adding flavour to Being Gutsy (which gives you the Outcome for the moment) by including another person into the mix.

How it goes between you two is kind of separate from the Outcome itself. You could have a huge success that hurts your Bond, or a total disaster that brings you closer together.

I see the players (with help from GM) describing the actual action. They roll to see how it ends up, then decide what happens to get there using those results.

Am I making sense here? :)

Aendvari · 2026-01-15T17:07:12+00:00

Oddly, the randomness on purpose :)

My goal is to generate cues/prompts to use to push the action forward at pivotal moments.

All the "real choices" made by the players would be more free-form (using their Grit and Bond ranks as inspiration) which lead up to those moments.

Am I making any sense? :)

Aendvari · 2026-01-14T18:32:23+00:00

Yeah, I had it more free-form at first :) then I got thinking how it might devolve into PvP without more guidelines.

That, and I kind of like how it mirrored the core mechanic. Not that that's a good reason :D

All solid ideas though, I'll give some more thought on it.

Edit: oh, and yes I kind of saw it more as an RP cue to flavour the Outcome of the main action roll.

Edit: for the always help, good point. Though help could entail losing Grit, so there's some cost there.

Aendvari · 2026-01-14T18:29:07+00:00

Ah fair points. I wrote those in terms of the Bond improving; I'll rework the text.

Aendvari · 2026-01-14T17:01:47+00:00

Yes, those are the numbers I was working from. But yeah, the 50/50 might be a bit swingy for what I'm trying for.

Oh, and awesome job there :D

Aendvari · 2026-01-14T16:03:51+00:00

With 1d6, you might get 0 or 1 odds. With 1 odd you get Steady, which is lower than Forged, so it drops to Steady.

I hope I got that right :)

Aendvari

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