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I love me some good, old fashioned tactical combat in RPGs with the typical mechanics of rounds, actions, damage on hit points and so on. Lately I've developed an interest in alternatives to that though and I'm looking for suggestions to read through.
I'm not looking for games that completely waive conflic or combat rules or cut them down to simple "just do one roll to resolve the entire thing", but stuff like Burning Wheel and by extend Mouseguard, where conflicts are still codified by rules, decisions are to be made and combat isn't just purely freeform. Apart from those two and Dogs in the Vineyard, any other good systems to look at for this stuff?

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So was CHIM a good idea?

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Let me preface this by saying I'm not normally vindictive but I feel compelled in this instance. A while back I had an impromptu Pathfinder session with some friends who hadn't played dnd before (I was the dm). It was fun for the most part and I thought everyone had a good time. I found out later that one of the players, let's say his name is Horatio, did not enjoy the session at all. I didn't think much of it, but when I heard his reasons I grew peeved, According to him, we had different goals for dnd. He wanted a mostly story based dealio and I was focused on stats and rules. I would like to note at this time that the session we had together had the following features, A) No grid or board of any type, B) Milestone XP, C) Arbitrary loot pulled out of my ass, D) Incredibly limited battle encounters consisting of like 3-4 enemies max, and E) Practically only character interaction and world exploration.
Now Horatio is planning on doing a campaign soon and, presumably, he plans to be running it more to his tastes. He's said that basically anything is ok, third party w/e, and that he's planning on getting "exotic". What I want to know is, what is the most passive aggressive way to make his life difficult as a new dm without being too obtuse or transparent in my goals.

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Post stories. Funny stories, sad stories, horrifying stories, all the stories.

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Me next to my character sheet

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What are your thoughts on having willpower as a stat?

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>Relatively new DM
>Second tim running game
>Running D&D 5e for friend
>Friend invites his brother
>Brother invites his girlfriend
>Brother wants to play AntiPaladin
>Know that it's a Pathfinder class
>Know it's essentially Oathbreaker
>Ask friend's bro why he wants to
>Tells me he wants to create chaos.
>Inform him that party is good aligned
>Refer him to other Paladin options
>Next day friend gets text from his brother
>Friend tells me his brother isn't happy
>Apparently I'm blocking his creativity

I know the whole "Have you tried not playing D&D" will be mentioned, but is this a ongoing issue with other games played? Are there that many edgelords that want to Chaotic Evil characters? Or am I being to strict here when it comes to character creation?

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Can /tg/ make an rpg out of this?

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Genius or hack, /tg/? If I imitate his style, will I become a better or worse GM?

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So I am running a game of Fedora:The Tipping this saturday, thanks to some threads I've seen in the past week making fun of it, and a drunken dare for doing it.

I will post the cringiest highlights to /tg/ via greentext, and part of me feels this is the gateway drug to FATAL if this goes well.

with that the case, I am trying to think of enemies to make for the game and want the biggest counterbalances to the cringey delusional team my players created... I am thinking one of the character's stepdads should be a midboss, and Chris-Chan should be an "Old Crusty One" to fight in the end...but of course I do need to have lesser enemies, does anyone have some suggestions.

P.S. the game is starting in a mall at a hot topic.

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I'm planning on using white-out on the entry that says devils/demons can use at-will teleport in my book because of how dumb that rule is.

That doesn't break demons and devils, does it?

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Which do you prefer in your sci-fi, /tg/?

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How do you guys create alternative morality systems? I'm interested more in content than mechanics, but I'd still like to hear whatever you have to offer!

More specifically, I'm wanting to create a Lizardfolk (pic related) character who's morality does not line up with the traditional Lawful/Chaotic, Good/Evil axis, or at least the sins/virtues associated with it, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a enough of an alternative to be satisfied. I'd like my character to act within a framework that is at least comprehensible.

My initial thoughts are that it would be based around perceived "waste". Essentially, Waste/Frugality. To discard things before they're used up is a sin, while using it as long as possible would be a virtue. I imagine my character horrified when the party leaves the enemy corpses where they lie. What sort of twisted being would discard perfectly good food, without even hacking an arm off for later?

Any help expanding on the Waste/Frugality axis, or any alternative axis you could suggest would be really helpful!

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I want to start a table top gaming shop in my home town, am currently in a starting busness class to ensure I don't screw to up down the pipe, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do that might be slipping, how to gauge local interest or even generate it, what common pitfalls there are to be had, etc.

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