What's O.L.D. is N.E.W.

trechriron · March 23, 2018, 03:49:33 PM

Quote from: CRKrueger;1030889Come on, Trentin, assail these naysayers with the wonders of the system.
Why do you like it so much?

I will answer more thoroughly later. But for now, I think it strikes a nice balance between the crunch of GURPS (a game I still love...) and say 5e (a game I don't like so much). The countdown mechanic is brilliant fun. It is somewhat player-centric which jibes with my GMing style. The Health + Conditions system brings solid flavor and verisimilitude without being cheesy (like people popping up and down over a combat...). I really need to do a proper review.

trechriron · March 23, 2018, 03:51:33 PM

Quote from: Bloodwolf;1030932Dice over your limit (5 in this case) can usually be spent to increase effectiveness. If, for example, you have 7 dice and are only alliwed to keep 5, you could use those 2 leftover to increase damage or activate the special effect of the skill.

Yep. So, similar to GURPS, having a character with a skill of 25 is not as useful as having one with a skill of 20, a technique and then making deceptive attacks or feinting. It is designed to be tactical and give players choices in the moment. I like that kind of combat vs. the boring standard d20 approach.

RPGPundit · March 26, 2018, 09:47:43 PM

I thought these bundles were meant to be for well-known products? I've never heard of this thing before.

JeremyR · March 26, 2018, 11:36:27 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1031323I thought these bundles were meant to be for well-known products? I've never heard of this thing before.

It's from ENWorld. If I didn't visit there, I probably wouldn't have heard of it, as he pimps it like you do Lion & Dragon/Dark Albion but doesn't get much word elsewhere

crkrueger · March 27, 2018, 01:47:46 AM

When stuff is released for it, it stays on rpgnow and DTRPG lists for a bit before sinking. It's competing well against the 'Fragged' series, which is another RPG that goes for combat tactics instead of narrative rules.

Winterblight · March 28, 2018, 04:38:28 PM

I've got O.L.D, which I'm currently half way though. Its a bit of a slog though as its all rules and no setting (there are a few snippets of fiction), but there is some interesting ideas in there that I would be keen to try out. I've already stolen the countdown mechanic for some of my other games. It seems to be quite tactical, and the design choice seems to favour minis and maps, which is something I don't use too often, so it will be interesting to see how that plays out in the theatre of the mind.

RPGPundit · March 30, 2018, 06:42:35 AM

Quote from: JeremyR;1031351It's from ENWorld. If I didn't visit there, I probably wouldn't have heard of it, as he pimps it like you do Lion & Dragon/Dark Albion but doesn't get much word elsewhere

If he pimped it like Lion & Dragon, people would have heard of it elsewhere.

PrometheanVigil · March 30, 2018, 09:25:13 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1031989If he pimped it like Lion & Dragon, people would have heard of it elsewhere.

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RPGPundit · April 01, 2018, 05:26:41 AM

Hey, a huge part of having a successful game is self-promotion. People who publish a game and then just let it sit there on rpgnow will usually not get great results (unless they're already extremely well-known, and even then they'll do better at it if they promote it).

Winterblight · April 01, 2018, 11:34:37 AM

The only reason I discovered W.O.I.N is because I got curious about the community content program on RPGNow, otherwise I would never have heard of it.

AaronBrown99 · April 03, 2018, 12:34:26 AM

I'm a backer, but never ran or played it. Just didn't get around to it.

RPGPundit · April 04, 2018, 11:55:37 PM

I think it's a pretty lame name for an RPG, I have to say.

Winterblight · April 05, 2018, 04:55:05 AM

It certainly doesn't conjure up an image in the mind of what the game is.

RPGPundit · April 07, 2018, 01:23:06 AM

Quote from: Winterblight;1032923It certainly doesn't conjure up an image in the mind of what the game is.

Yeah, it's baffling.

HappyDaze · April 07, 2018, 08:42:57 PM

Quote from: Winterblight;1032923It certainly doesn't conjure up an image in the mind of what the game is.

Yeah, it sounds like a game about hitting up thrift stores to see who can find the best "treasures."