tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post3448450185883047240..comments2024-03-28T15:32:19.036-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: Tabletop lessons from Borderlands 2Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-25187885962185524562017-01-13T21:44:36.894-05:002017-01-13T21:44:36.894-05:00This is one reason I advocate using Item Cards in ...This is one reason I advocate using Item Cards in RPG's. That potion, or other nifty magic item is just a line on a sheet, and get's overlooked. But, if it has it's own card, sitting there, lined up in front of you, it stands out. It stops being a boring statistic crammed in to too small a space, written in smudged pencil, and becomes a force all it's own, yelling "Use me, Pick ME!!!" the whole night.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857101727053100364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-72537643550971641462017-01-10T14:25:54.173-05:002017-01-10T14:25:54.173-05:00If I were to run a straight DF game I might allow ...If I were to run a straight DF game I might allow it. How else would Insanely Overpowered Fireballs ever get cast?<br /><br /><br />Xue reference: http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/189.htmlevileeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296632217198088455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-71511648686388798232017-01-10T13:04:55.283-05:002017-01-10T13:04:55.283-05:00You're right, according to the FAQ, but then t...You're right, according to the <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/faq/FAQ4-4.html#SS4.3.3" rel="nofollow">FAQ</a>, but then there is no reason not to make the spell as big as possible right away, and building up is only useful for Missiles cast at higher than your Magery. So we went with "per turn" discounts for Missile spells built up over time. It provides a real tradeoff, instead of just a way to make a bigger spell. It's significantly game-changing, though, so keep that in mind before you use it.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-23654777179143718902017-01-10T12:40:47.570-05:002017-01-10T12:40:47.570-05:00"Throwing 3d Fireball spells //built up one p..."Throwing 3d Fireball spells //built up one point at a time for free// in GURPS is great."<br /><br />You allow that? I'm not sure it's RAW, but that's not how I do it:<br /><br />I ruled Mages get FP Reduction when they cast the spell (ie roll to cast and pay) and when paying to maintain. And since enlarging is neither of those...evileeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296632217198088455noreply@blogger.com