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How do you feel about a game with no weapons or armor? (self.rpg)
submitted 1 year ago by crbn to c/[email protected]
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Would you play a game with no combat items? There would still be items to bolster social interactions, stealth, and other out-of-combat activities.

Would this impede your sense of advancement, or are character feats and non-combat items enough?

I am working on a game with a magic system for combat. It is already complex enough that I prefer not to have combat items. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A game should have rules for what it is about and not waste word count on what it is not about. If any kind of weapons or armor are just flavor differences with no impact on what the PCs will do, then it should not be included.

[–] crbn 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely agree, just wondering if it may be off-puting for some folks how are used to adventuring for that +1 sword. But I suppose wasted words and meaningless items would be worse for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thats not a bad thing. Making an indie RPG is not the same as designing the next edition of D&D. Let a tiny percentage of your tiny potential market share have their minds blown by your game and youll achieve success far beyond what any heart breaker could ever hope for.

[–] crbn 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! That is the dream