Some randomness for skill checks is ok. To go back to the Torment example, I feel 100% sucess for Wis >= 24, 100% failure for Wis <19 and an increasing random chance for success between 19 and … (View Post)

But Poker you play in rounds. So your luck tends to average out with time. The problem with BG3 (and honestly in 5th edition D&D I think) luck is more decisive than character skill. It's one thin… (View Post)

In *combat* it averages out, in dialogues it does not because it comes to one or two rolls. For example, PS: T has a wisdom check (24, I think) as an option to bypass the final battle. I feel giving … (View Post)

You can obviously play D&D in many ways, depending on your playstyle. But if you look and compare to other RPGs how much of the rules deal with combat and monsters, it is clear that D&D is st… (View Post)

I agree with that and moreover D&D 5th edition is one of the worst possible rules systems you can use for a pacifist option in a cRPG. The combat system is too much in focus and the skill system … (View Post)