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Group/Individual orientation – There are Group and personal goals.

Personalty – undefined does have insanity rules.

Religion – Lots of Gods, with a lot of hands on demonic gods.

So 4th Ed looks a lot more like the original(which is good) and gets back to its roots of been a paper RPG, still crunchy but well explained. Really interesting career flow that defines character growth. Chaos, Evil is much more powerful with Good slowly dying. WarHammer Fantasy Role-play 4th Ed – Intermediate

Character Growth – defined in experience of using a skill.

Character Generation – Involve, but builds a good background.

Scenarios – Small for 2nd, but loads for other versions.

World/Universe – Feels like Greek/Roman mythology but different.

Dice – Mostly d100 but other dice for damage.

Overall – Very Human Fantasy but heroic without been ridiculous.

Group/Individual orientation – Ideas, Motivations, Kinship – implicit in rules.

Ethical framework – Based on Passions e.g Loyalty, Love and Hate.

Races – Mostly human but rules for others.

Magic – Common – Three types (Rune, Spirit and Sorcery).

Religion – Lots of Gods and they matter.

One of the most detailed fantasy worlds out there. GenCon 2019 RuneQuest in Glorantha 2nd Ed- IntermediateĪ bronze age mythical and fantasy game. In 2019 Pathfinder released their 2nd Edition. It is much more complex/complete/crunchy. To note there was a split in the Dungeons & Dragons community at the 3rd Edition, which resulted in a new version of the rules called Pathfinder (1st Ed) it is a form of D&D, sometimes called 3.5.

Character Mix – Important to have a mixture.

Character Growth – defined in class and levels.

Scenarios – Small for 5th, but loads for other versions.Where can I find the community -> Forum.World/Universe – Simple for people who know LOR.Overall – Can become more tactical play than role-play – depend on DM emphasis.Group/Individual orientation – No rules, depends on players.HP for whole body, Damage not to specify parts of the body. Combat – Abstracted not very real e.g.5th is my favorite version of D&D, it keeps the magic but loses the tactical/card feel of the 4th Edition and feels more like Redbox D&D with much more common sense. Lord of the Rings (LOR) kind of world with hope e.g. Fantasy RPGįantasy includes Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Conan, Pirates, generally medieval time with Swords/Bows and often Magic. GURPS, it has packs to mimic any environment and any universe. These are different for each grouping i.e. Character Growth – How dow my chapter grow.World/Universe – How simple or more of a stretch.Official Music – Adds to the emotional atmosphere.

Group/Individual orientation – Does the game encourage or is it upto the GM?.

Personalty – Are traits defined? Are they for the roleplaying or are they part of how characters success/failure.

Ethical framework – D&D Alignments etc?.

Combat – Abstracted or realistic, including healing.

Theme – What is the universe like, what are the common themes.

How do you compare RPGs? I would love your thoughts? I know I have to build out the complexity and give specific examples of rules, which I will do over time. Coriolis asking the group to choose its group Talent together or Ars Magica exploring both Troupe Playing and sharing a character i.e the convent. With the advert of Boardgames really explore what is collaboration? It seems that we started with very private collaborative systems for players, which is upto the GM to reward and punished, could their be better ways i.e. In part from people asking what is this game like to play. GameĬypher Punk with Magic and Elves/Dwarves/Trolls You may need turn your screen sideways, tables suck in WordPress. Systems that are more crunchy/complex often take longer to get characters created and sometimes can become bogged due to mechanics, of a course a good GameMaster will take what they need and ignore the rest, but either way Legends of the Five Rings or 7th Seas are really easy mechanics (maybe too easy/simplistic) compared to RoleMaster. if you have watched the Lord of the Rings (LOR) it will be easier to play Dungeons and Dragons or Middle Earth. Overall ratings are my perspective on how easy the game is to “get into” and I mean from a combination of Universe, Mechanics/Rules and support materials.įor some they will understand a lot from a set of movies or famous books which will make the transition much easier e.g. Next to each game, I have added an overall complexity rating (Simple, Intermediate and Advanced).Ĭonsider the following as a work in progress I will keep adding comments, and updating from other peoples comments. There are different themes, different play styles, different universes and different mechanics (how to calculate how I grow as a character, fight, solve, etc).