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[Chargen] Concept first, then random attributes is bad design

Started by Kiero, April 27, 2025, 06:56:32 AM

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weirdguy564

Quote from: Kiero on Today at 01:48:58 PMl
Unfortunately, I was reading a licensed system. And as above, my issue wasn't simply that it was random, but that the instructions, to come up with the type of character you want to play first, (knowing there's a shit-load of random stuff immediately after) was stupid.

That game rulebook is hardly the first badly written game to be sold in the market.

Remember, I played Palladium Books growing up, and we liked it too. 
I'm glad for you if you like the top selling game of the genre.  Me, I like the road less travelled, and will be the player asking we try a game you've never heard of.