Arthur Hansen

Re: Size Matters

Re: System streamlining? The math is a little wonky on 3d6 (3-18). The base three throws things off a bit. If you average 3.5 on each d6 it's 10.5. 11 is rounding/cludging for the benefit of the player. d20 odds are a little easier to figure in some ways 20/2=10. I really wish they had used some of the math simplification ideas in Fuzion while keeping the robust power creation system.

Re: System streamlining?

Re: System streamlining? TSR actually did a study on the math in that (from an education professional) and discovered that addition math is just much easier to process quickly. My gaming group runs from eight month newbie (cutting his teeth on d20) to the aforementioned 55 year old lady (who isn't really willing to put a huge amount of effort into learning "new" systems.) That's why a simpler (stream-lined) system is so important to me as a GM and for my group.

Re: System streamlining? The "minus" what you rolled is what bugs me (and my new players.) Bonus + dice roll = DV is what works best. Even the 55 year old Vampire player can get that easily enough. Even with modifiers.

As a gamer that played Champions back about five years ago and Fuzion more recently, I was looking forward to 5th Ed for some simplifying of the ECV/OCV system. I was very disappointed to find out that it wasn't changed at all. Fuzion (and d20) really spoiled me for a system that is very simple on the players end. Maybe I'm just grousing, but I won't play (or run) Palladium games because of this issue either. Or has anyone come out with concise rules for doing that?