What Traditional RPG class are you?

Stag of Oberon said:

honestly though, when I played 4th ed we rarely cracked the books. It just required that you print a new character sheet every frickin level, so that everyone had updated powercards (sooo much ink). There were a handful of "moves" outside the cards that the GM had to stay abreast of (those charts in the back), but for the most part she was flexible, leaning more towards "sure, but good luck" than "let me check" when we tried weird stuff, and we mostly had fun. The powercards typically gave us better tactical advantages (and better odds) than the oddities in the back of the book (bull rush, grab), so we rarely resorted to them.

I find myself referencing charts more for 3rd edition... starting about 4th level, the GM seems to need the spells section open constantly, and then there's turn undead, which goes entirely off of a chart, and god forbid you should want to break down a door...

oh but if you really want a horror of charts, look no further than Rolemaster. The entire game is run from percentile charts, with the book having an infamous example roll that *alone* puts some players off the system. Something about a barbarian critically failing while shaving his back and rolling to see which ligaments are sprained.

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MastersDelight said:

I LOVE the heavy metal dice. I want a bone set too, not really for playing, just to have. I'm a bit of a dice hoarder....

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