Exactly. Pragmatism wins the day. Or at least it does at my table.
I’ll have to shop around for more and better tools. Thanks for reminding me that there’s a wider world out there.
But give me the nitty gritty so I can decide for myself.
This resonates with me. But I also have to give an obligatory nod to Palladium Games where the nit and grit is the entire point. If you’ve never had the pleasure, the RIFTS character sheet makes (American) taxes look easy to file by comparison. You practically need a session zero and a session zero-zero to get started.
You really should dive into GURPS. Chris Normand has a good YouTube series in the basics, but the gist is that it’s both the simplest and most intricate system out there. Basically everything is a 3d6 skill check, but there are thousands of pages dedicated to figuring out exactly what modifiers apply. The modularity is delightful, basically every rule is entirely and explicitly optional
Exactly. Pragmatism wins the day. Or at least it does at my table.
I’ll have to shop around for more and better tools. Thanks for reminding me that there’s a wider world out there.
This resonates with me. But I also have to give an obligatory nod to Palladium Games where the nit and grit is the entire point. If you’ve never had the pleasure, the RIFTS character sheet makes (American) taxes look easy to file by comparison. You practically need a session zero and a session zero-zero to get started.
You really should dive into GURPS. Chris Normand has a good YouTube series in the basics, but the gist is that it’s both the simplest and most intricate system out there. Basically everything is a 3d6 skill check, but there are thousands of pages dedicated to figuring out exactly what modifiers apply. The modularity is delightful, basically every rule is entirely and explicitly optional