Posts Tagged by complexity
| August 17, 2010 | Posted by John Arcadian |
There is a Greek legend about a thing called the Gordian Knot, a knot so complex that no one could untie it no matter how long they attempted to work it out. Then along comes this douche bag Alexander The Great, who whips out his sword and quick as you please slices the thing in two. He then goes on to conquer most of the known world. Ever feel like you are on the other side of that situation while running a game? You’ve developed…
| July 28, 2010 | Posted by Walt Ciechanowski |
One problem that usually comes with GMing any successful RPG line is rules bloat. Unless you’re running Call of Cthulhu (and I’m certain there are others), your successful RPG probably has several splatbooks that increase player character options. While many of these options are inspiring and help flesh out characters, they also tend to create headaches in terms of game balance, especially when you forget that Encounter #17 can be easily defeated by Advantage #32 in the Complete Guide to GM-Screwing III. A solution that works for…
