It's because modern RPGs - not all of them, but a lot of them - implement a lot of mechanics that old school players hate, including (but not limited to): Regenerating health - probably the biggest s… (View Post)

Yeah, Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire does. That's why I like it, and part of why it's so popular (the other part being Peter Dinklage ;) ). But in RPGs, it's rarely the case. In fact, I'd say… (View Post)

They do talk, but there's no romance, unfortunately. @the_spyder You mean that Baldur's gate one? Yeah, I've seen that one...it's okay, but a little too high level for my taste (I prefer lower level … (View Post)

Yeah...what she said. Starter sets are a good way to try the game out and see if you like it. The only way I'd recommend you dive straight into the PHB is if you already know a group that's running t… (View Post)

From that, I'd say go for PoE. In IWD, all of the party is created by you, meaning you don't get any story or interaction between the characters, so if you're after a party with personalities and bac… (View Post)