If Fate is 3 and GURPS is 10, I like 7, Savage Worlds. I didn't need a realistic model but it should have hard limits, rules, and grid combat to reward tactics or clever roleplay. Do not try that rule of cool stuff at my table. - ThreadSky

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pirates-ttrpg.bsky.social • 45 days ago

If Fate is 3 and GURPS is 10, I like 7, Savage Worlds.

I didn't need a realistic model but it should have hard limits, rules, and grid combat to reward tactics or clever roleplay. Do not try that rule of cool stuff at my table.

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thezmage.bsky.social•45 days ago

Admittedly I’ve only played in a few Deadlands one shots with pregenerated characters but is Savage Worlds a 7? I felt it was closer to a 4 or 5

pirates-ttrpg.bsky.social•45 days ago

If Fate is a 3, then I would say Blades in the Dark is a 4 or 5 and Savage worlds is above that so at least a 6.

But I think a lot of people run it dominated by rule of cool and an infinite number of Bennies.

You have probably played a wider variety of RPGs, what do you think?

gallowglass.bsky.social•45 days ago

In a hobby where games like Anima: Beyond Fantasy and Riddle of Steel exist, Savage Worlds is a 5 at most. D&D 5e is around a 4.5, Fate is a 3, Blades is a 4 at worst.

Most people in the hobby right now have never played a really complex game, and it skews their perception of what crunch is.

pirates-ttrpg.bsky.social•44 days ago

I think we're measuring on different axis but I want to check it out. Should I hunt down riddle of steel, or jump to blade of the iron throne?

gallowglass.bsky.social•44 days ago

RoS is gonna be pretty hard to find these days (not sure about PDF copies), so Blade of the Iron Throne is probably a better option now.

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