Oblivious Sage

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My RPG History

I started with AD&D2e and Palladium's TMNT in the late 90s, and have moved through 3.5 to 4e (both of which I considered to be improvements over their predecessors), with brief detours in Kobolds Ate My Baby, Big Eyes Small Mouth, the old d6 Star Wars, d20 Modern, and 4e Amethyst. While I haven't played much of it (only some generic/Hunter nWoD), I've read up on most of White Wolf's stuff (oWoD & nWoD, Scion, Exalted) because I like parts of their systems and love their fluff (especially Exalted & oWoD). I DM from time to time but prefer to be a player.

Current Games

My main group recently built our own system, a blend of 4e combat, Iconoclast's FORGE system for skills, and GURPS advantages, because we want something in between 4e and 3.5 and we all agree that DnD Next looks like it's going to be terrible (you can tell Mearls just doesn't understand why anyone might want a playstyle other than his own; polling has let him know that many people don't like what he likes, but he has no clue why, or how to appeal to those people). We made our own setting using Dawn of Worlds (warning, PDF!).

A second group is doing nWoD Hunter, with the possibility of shifting to some other branch (probably Changeling or Geist) once people are a little more familiar with the system and the GM has some more ideas. When we don't have time to play a full session or are missing people, we play Microscope instead.

I'd like to try 13th Age & Dresden Files.

Current Distractions

Currently Reading: Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan books

Currently Playing: Warframe, Penny Arcade: Gamers vs. Evil (on iOS)

Currently Programming In: Ruby on Rails

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May 9	revised	What are the main differences between version 4.0 and 4.1 of The Dark Eye some clean up to fit StackEx standards
May 9	reviewed	Reviewed How to build a Secret Base without killing the builders
May 9	reviewed	Reviewed Should Merits be given as rewards when the accomplishments match?
May 9	answered	Can you initiate maneuvers with weapons other than those the discipline favors?
May 8	answered	When determining initiative bonus for PCs, is it dex + 1/2 level or dex mod + 1/2 level?
May 8	comment	Difference between Ranged Sorcerers Attack and Ranged Basic Attack @RMDan Correct. Generally speaking it's only a minor boost for a power to count as an RBA. When a melee power counts as an MBA, that's a big deal, because it also means that power can be used on OAs and charges.
May 8	revised	Stacking Turn Resistance remove special-ability tag
May 8	revised	Can a creature use rake when you can't win a grapple check? remove special-ability tag
May 8	revised	Difference between Ranged Sorcerers Attack and Ranged Basic Attack edited tags
May 8	answered	Difference between Ranged Sorcerers Attack and Ranged Basic Attack
May 8	answered	How can we heal HP while infected with Filth Fever?
May 8	comment	How can we heal HP while infected with Filth Fever? Once it reaches the final stage, pretty much only the Cure Disease ritual can remove it. "Cannot regain hit points" means even healing that doesn't require surges won't help.
May 8	comment	How can we heal HP while infected with Filth Fever? possible duplicate of How does the disease recovery mechanic work?
May 8	reviewed	Reopen What diceless tabletop RPG techniques are there?
May 8	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on Can a druid use powers from other classes while in beast form?
May 7	revised	Are Masterplan projects equivalent to adventures or campaigns? add tags
May 7	revised	What is a good system to play LOTR? low magic
May 7	reviewed	Reviewed What are the “roots” of the Arts that a standard covenant library would have?
May 7	comment	What are the “roots” of the Arts that a standard covenant library would have? Welcome to the site, Tyrrell! This seems like the seed of a really good answer, but we prefer solid facts rather than anecdotes when possible. If you could find the post from the official message board and edit both the relevant quote and a link to the post into your answer, then your answer would be perfect. It's great to someone knowledgeable about Ars Magica here, I know @BrianBallsun-Stanton has been getting lonely. :)
May 7	revised	Can a druid use powers from other classes while in beast form? added 53 characters in body