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    Basic D&D, D&D 4th/Essentials, BRP, World of Darkness, Magic World
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  1. What brought me to BRP was solely the mechanical system. It’s the most logical, sensible, and versatile collection of mechanics I’ve ever found. The fact that the system is more often than not applied to richer, more complex mythologies (real world or fantasy) fosters a level of sophistication of which I’m proud to be a part. Lately, I’ve been on a 2d6 kick that in my current opinion allows for even more gaming versatility (believe it or not), so I’m slowly moving away from d100 and gravitating toward a 2d6 system I’m creating.
  2. Hmm…. There are a million ways you could implement this. It really depends on the specific vibe/flavor you’re going for. From what you’ve stated, I would focus on the temptation/seduction aspect of the Dark Side. Whereas you have the allegiance scores of light, good, dark, etc. and rather than an intentional action to increase the score, it’s a resistance roll whenever the character is tempted. If they pass the roll then they successfully resisted the temptation. If they fail then the dark allegiance score increases by 1d6. This way, resisting is easier at first, but eventually they will succumb to temptation. Perhaps whenever they hit certain milestones, specific effects come into play. You’ll have to determine what those effects are. I like this idea though, you have the workings of a major “flavor mechanic” of a game. What sanity is to CoC, resisting temptation of evil is to this game.
  3. Welcome to BRP! I’m sure others will answer but the short of it is: yes. All of the BRP derived games (and there are many) are compatible with varying degrees of tweaks/conversions needed (usually not that much work). it’s hard to point you in a specific direction without knowing more, but I’d check out the downloads section on this site for some material to get started. Plenty of free material via QuickStarts as well on Chaosium’s website and probably a lot of good stuff in drivethrurpg for d100/BRP based games. Happy gaming!
  4. I don’t bother with special successes. 10% of your skill is a crit and it supersedes a difficult roll. The logic being a crit represents flawless execution - even if the task is normally difficult. So 10% is a crit and doesn’t change. Easy enough.
  5. I meant visual layout and the way the information is presented. Newer design is more conducive to comprehension (imho).
  6. Thanks for all the input everyone. Think I’m going with the 7th edition starter set 👍
  7. Thanks for the advice. I guess researching the pros and cons for each options my conclusion is 1. complete updated system but lacking setting material and adventures. 2. cheaper, basic rules for newer system, and decent starting material for setting/adventures but the system is incomplete (does it cover character creation or just provide pregens?) 3. Lot of setting material and adventure but older system (complete?) and outdated design.
  8. I’ve played CoC a few times but never really read any of the books. I’m thinking about getting into it. It looks like there are three entry points/routes I can go: 1. 7th edition rulebook 2. 7th edition starter set 3. Deluxe classic box set Would anyone care to make recommendations to help me decide? Thanks!
  9. tldr: BRP doesn’t do “encounters” design like other systems. I think that’s a good thing. This sometimes inadvertently leads to overpowered situations and I might fudge the dice. ---------------- One of the things I love about BRP is that it doesn’t have strict mathematical formulas to follow in order to create “encounters”. Because of this, I design environments that make sense. If it’s feasible that x number of baddies are in a given locale, then that’s what I put together. A group of 4 adventurers kicking down the door to kill 12 bad guys is probably a bad idea (not always the case in other systems). My players have learned to weigh the pros and cons carefully. Sometimes I let the dice fall where they may and the players suffer the consequences of their actions. But (this is where I give you questionably bad advice) my preference as a GM is: epic story will almost always win over rules. If my players are losing the battle, and I have a very strong story reason to NOT have them die, I will give them a slight edge. Maybe I rule that the opponent missed when the dice actually hit, or maybe they don’t deal as much damage as I rolled, or maybe I drop the opponents HP down. My players have no idea that I do this (it’s not often anyway). I don’t just give my players an easy win, I make them sweat it out and barely survive. But if there is a narrative reason why I need them to survive I steer the action that way. Sometimes a character dies anyway. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Again other GMs may disagree with this approach so consider this potentially “bad advice”. But for me, story trumps game. Edit: to actually answer your question, with experience you'll get better at the feel and flow of BRP combat and better judge how to build out your environment/encounter/etc.
  10. I do 1d10 + 8 for core stats. Range 9-18.
  11. there are so many different ways you could play this! The only wrong way is the way you don’t like. My rule of thumb is that the best way is the way that leads to the most epic storytelling despite what any of the rules say. Personally, I would run it as the player can move and shoot, then on their next turn shoot and then move. The rationale being that while they are shooting they are also exposed. With the physics of time being an entire round is x number of seconds, even though we break up turns sequentially, the action is all happening somewhat simultaneously. This also simulates the anxiety of exposure during an actual gunfight. But, it’s all subjective to a degree. Play as you like and have fun creating epic stories with each other!
  12. Sticking with your analogy, consider BRP Platinum as the released source code. you can take the text, modify what you want, and release the new thing under whatever name you want (and are legally able) to. if you change the core stats to be percentile based instead of 3d6 and release it as “d100 max” or whatever, you totally can. The rest of the system can remain unaltered. The only catch is that you in turn have to release “d100 max” under the orc license as well with the proper citations/credentials. You can’t make your system changes closed or proprietary. but you can designate specific IP (like world/settings) as off limits. Edit: the biggest distinction between BRP Gold (the old BGB) and the new BRP Platinum is that BRP Gold was legally closed source while BRP Platinum is open sourced (so to speak). This is why it had to be republished under the new license. second edit: according to ORC, the new book as is - serves as the SRD. However, specifically what you’re asking for (which I think is raw text with no branding associated in it) I think will be released by Chaosium as a downloadable pdf at some point.
  13. On April 7th the person asked specifically if BRP Platinum had the updated CoC7 and RoL stuff. Several people (including someone who officially represents Chaosium) answered his question within 24 hours of asking. I don’t know when exactly the purchase occurred but on April 17 (10 days later), same dude writes a scathing review because everything he was previously told… turned out to be true. This isn’t about insulting him because we have a difference of opinions. This is about him making claims with no merit. He wasn’t duped or mislead. He was well informed of what the new book was and what the new book wasn’t. He chose to buy it anyway and then wants to complain because it is what people told him it was. That is ridiculous behavior, and I’ll call it for what I see it to be…. self entitled whining. Now, show me any evidence of someone actually being misinformed or mislead and I’ll have their backs and call out the company for doing so.
  14. 1. I don’t recall seeing anything stated by Chaosium to lead people into thinking this was this case. 2. because self entitled whiny brats didn’t get their way. 3. 100% agree
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