Opal Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Any system can be powergamed. It's just less corrosive the better balanced the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 I searched for "universal rpg systems" on YouTube and found this video. How would you respond to the presenter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opal Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 GURPS is self-admittedly "Multi-Genre" rather than Universal. Fate & Savage Worlds (and PbtA, BRP, even d20) are Core systems individual games are built around. 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 22 hours ago, tkdguy said: I searched for "universal rpg systems" on YouTube and found this video. How would you respond to the presenter? I dont see EABA in that thumbnail.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcamtar Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 What's the difference between "multi-genre" and "universal?" I could think of things, but I'm wondering what you're thinking? 🤔 Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 50 minutes ago, Duke Bushido said: I dont see EABA in that thumbnail.... I hadn't even heard of it until today. I had to Google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 (edited) And that about sums up EABA, really. it was by - forgive the spelling- Duaghtry / Dockerty-- the Guns Guns Guns guy. supposedly he keeps it current, updating the PDF version along and along. haven't seen it in print since I dont know when. Edited May 2 by Duke Bushido Good God, the typos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Quote How would you respond to the presenter? I'd tell him to wash his hair next time before he goes on camera Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Christopher R Taylor said: I'd tell him to wash his hair next time before he goes on camera In all fairness (And this will be the last such comment I ever make, as I am in no position to critique someone's relative appeal), I expect he is using the mascara technique, where a little bit of oil and dust makes the hair look a bit thicker. Kind of like that spray-glue-and-cat-fur stuff they spray on the newsroom guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Although I _am_ going do this: Pih-LAH-deeyum?! Pih-LAH-deeyum?! Holy crap! You speak English incredibly well for it to be a second language..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Hey, I'm no Chippendales dancer, and honestly most Youtube content people only listen to while doing something else, but its a visual medium at heart and things will go better if you look as well as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 Dude cant help being bald. He has total control over owning a hairbrush, though. PIH-LAH-deeyum?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opal Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 9 hours ago, Alcamtar said: What's the difference between "multi-genre" and "universal?" A universal system stays the same system from one genre to the next, a multi-genre system changes as you do so. Multi-genre is their term, I prefer "core system," but I guess that's a bit more not-universal, since it means a whole new game, not just a new worldbook. Like Hero before the BBB was a core system. Champions, Espionage, Fantasy Hero, etc, were separate games. BBB on, universal. (Though there's a few arguable variations, like hit locations or not; or skills) Old Man and Joe Walsh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 11 hours ago, Opal said: A universal system stays the same system from one genre to the next, a multi-genre system changes as you do so. Multi-genre is their term, I prefer "core system," but I guess that's a bit more not-universal, since it means a whole new game, not just a new worldbook. Like Hero before the BBB was a core system. Champions, Espionage, Fantasy Hero, etc, were separate games. BBB on, universal. (Though there's a few arguable variations, like hit locations or not; or skills) Huh. I always think of pre-BBB Hero as a "house system" but core system sounds better. I need to get with the times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 On 5/2/2023 at 5:56 PM, Duke Bushido said: Although I _am_ going do this: Pih-LAH-deeyum?! Pih-LAH-deeyum?! Holy crap! You speak English incredibly well for it to be a second language..... Okay.... I got to Kay-OZZ-ee-UMM and just decided he's doing it on purpose.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 I got a new copy of 4th ed of the BBB because an old friend wants to get back into with his kids and these are rules he’s most familiar with. My original copy is showing its age and its been in a binder for 20years. So when I got my new copy, I thought it was a mistake! I don’t remember the book being so thin compared to later editions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 I still like Spider Monkey's quote in the BBB. 🙉 "Humans..." *spits* "...I better." Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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