tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372464286852637246.post2165161504097709057..comments2024-03-17T19:27:36.946-07:00Comments on Pits Perilous: On the "Neutering" of Ability Scores...Olde House Ruleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672388784118015345noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372464286852637246.post-47279607303131466042018-02-18T19:27:50.527-08:002018-02-18T19:27:50.527-08:00Have you taken a look at DUNGEONPUNK RPG? There is...Have you taken a look at DUNGEONPUNK RPG? There is a certain Zen when you forget that there are rules and it`s story and flow!Eldrad Wolfsbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548814159216189478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372464286852637246.post-31829775298131426962018-02-13T21:32:53.215-08:002018-02-13T21:32:53.215-08:00Insightful! OD&D certainly implied something d...Insightful! OD&D certainly implied something different and actually created some compelling options... Olde House Ruleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672388784118015345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372464286852637246.post-60228533882715564702018-02-13T21:30:35.874-08:002018-02-13T21:30:35.874-08:00Cool! You should give it a try...Cool! You should give it a try...Olde House Ruleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672388784118015345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372464286852637246.post-38588091337666922452018-02-13T18:40:59.431-08:002018-02-13T18:40:59.431-08:00That's how I started with Treasure Hunters. It...That's how I started with Treasure Hunters. It might have been inspired by Pits and Perils come to think. You got a +1 or a -1, or a +0. The actual stat number was meaningless.<br /><br />I think there is some merit to minimizing the effect of big and little scores; allowing them to be qualitative rather than quantitative.<br /><br />A while ago I did a series on "So you rolled a 3" for each ability and tried to imagine what that 3 means.<br /><br />This was the 1st (earliest) one:<br /><br />http://treasurehuntershq.blogspot.com/2017/09/so-you-rolled-3-strength.htmlScott Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067161332003628237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372464286852637246.post-89815868185142146562018-02-13T15:58:02.764-08:002018-02-13T15:58:02.764-08:00This is actually one of the things I quite like ab...This is actually one of the things I quite like about P&P. I suppose, too, that it's one of the things I really like about OD&D too, since modifiers range from +1 to -1, and I do my skill checks on a 1d6 roll with that modifier applied. Granted, that ranges from a +17% to -17%, but no further. And most people have +0 most of the time.<br /><br />I have been tempted though, due to the wide range of actual scores (3-18) to just do away with the scores entirely and just say "everything is average across the board except one stat, which is +1, rolled for randomly on a 1d6."<br /><br />Haven't actually put that into play yet though.Chris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655640273250716377noreply@blogger.com