@frotz, @PresGas, @phf and I have made another podcast episode: 2023-02-26 Skill systems or not.
2023-02-26 Skill systems or not
I feel like I’m going overboard with the references. When I listen to podcasts, I practically never check the pages with references. But in this case, the four of us bring so much stuff to the table that deserves a link. If you can think of more stuff that needs to be added, please do so.
One link I was unable to find was a post by James Raggi where he first mentioned the specialist class in Lamentations of the Flame Princess and ditching percentage thieves’ abilities for X-in-6 rolls with the d6.
Another link I was unable to find was a post by Chris McDowell for the following I wrote in an older blog post of mine:
Chris McDowell wrote about the simplicity of his Into the Odd system where the dice providing a simple 50:50 chance was good enough since all that you needed to make it work was to adjudicate the consequences accordingly. - 2021-07-30 Forged in the Dark
Links to Wisdom hasn’t been very helpful, unfortunately.
Does anybody know what I’m talking about?
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@vaguecountries pointed me to Difficulty in Bastionland, where Chris McDowell talks about not modifying the rolls but modifying the consequences instead. If you have the advantage, your success is enhanced. If you are at a disadvantage, your risk is increased.
Thanks!
– Alex 2023-02-28 17:21 UTC
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@phf pointed me to d6 Based Thief.. er, Specialist Skills, where James Raggi talks about X-in-6 skill checks for all the skills and specialists gaining points to distribute every time they gain a level.
d6 Based Thief.. er, Specialist Skills
– Alex 2023-02-28 23:14 UTC