Too Many Ideas - Posts Tagged ‘character development’
The Danger of Difficulty Despair – With Graphs
Thursday, April 8th, 2010I was going through some very old gaming files from when I was at college and came across some notes on designing the difficulty of encounters in a tabletop role playing game. A few weeks ago I questioned if Role Playing Games Need XP and the notes reminded me that in a game with experience […]
Do Role Playing Games Need XP?
Thursday, March 18th, 2010When making rules for a role playing game there is the ongoing balancing act between narrative and simulation. Both of which ultimately need to create fun. At one extreme you’ve a game like Over the Edge with very lightweight rule system and at the other end you’ve got rules heavy, simulation game like Rolemaster. Both […]