SimAntics

I analyze, evaluate, and comment on tabletop role-playing game (RPG) mechanics. I address issues of game balance, simulation accuracy, min-maxing, and optimization.

Showing posts with label Skills. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Skills. Show all posts

Mar 29, 2011

Dream Pod 9's Silhouette System part 2

When we last le ft our intrepid system , I had graphed probabilities of success at various difficulty thresholds for different skill levels,...

Mar 7, 2011

Dream Pod 9's Silhouette System part 1

I had a lot of fun playing Heavy Gear by Dream Pod 9 with friends back in undergrad. DP9 came up with a game system it calls Silhouette. I...

Feb 21, 2011

GURPS Optimizing: DX and Skills

This post is a continuation of the previous post on IQ and skills . When playing GURPS (Steve Jackson's Generic Universal Role-Playing S...

Feb 16, 2011

GURPS Optimizing: IQ and Skills

When playing GURPS (3rd ed.), what IQ should your character have in order to optimize your use of character creation points? GURPS lets pl...

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