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A lovely distillation of ttrpg. I only have one concern, which is that there doesn’t seem to be any explanation of what a monster/npc’s level actually does mechanically, despite it being referenced in the magic table. Other than that, there’s a ton of useful tables in this that I can definitely use and the simplicity of things is truly impressive.

I like this. It’s simple and evocative, and I think I might play it if I get the chance to. Thanks for writing this and releasing it.

This is quite elegant. I find it reminiscent of Brindlewood Bay’s Theorize move in the best possible ways. Kinda makes me want to try my own hand at a procedural mystery solution checking system.

This is incredible. There’s no better word. This is raw, condensed power, ready for play. I have just one question. What do you recommend for a former wizard that is trying to reform themselves?

It might just be that my phone is having difficulty reading the file though.

It seems that the file may have been corrupted or something, Pages 1 and three are half obscured by a large black bar in the file when I download it.

Okay, I tried on my phone again and it still says that I don’t have permission, but when I tried on my laptop it seemed to work properly. Thank you for trying.

I purchased the game through a bundle on Itch several months ago and finally got around to downloading it, but when I try to uncompress the zip, it says that I don’t have permission to save the file. I have tried deleting and re downloading already. Please advise.

This is a brilliant distillation of common d100 system traits, presented in a way that seems to encourage tinkering and tampering with the rules. The optional rules are especially brilliant, providing mechanisms that enable associated styles of play very well. Thank you for your wonderful game, I will be eager to try it out.

I just got the game as part of the anti-imperialist bundle and I was wondering how the 6d8 for the breath weapon is calculated? The conversion section seems to indicate that hit point based attacks for the original game should be equal to the highest current dice pool in the monster’s HD chain.

i really like this supplement, but I can’t read the file on my iPhone and was wondering if you would be willing to make a pdf for accessibility purposes?

Just now saw this, I’m going to go through the questions and try to answer them. 

“I had to read the paragraph about assigning dice for character creation a number of times before I understood it, but perhaps I am just not that smart?”

The idea is that you do all three things. 6 of your 9 stats should have ratings higher than zero. If you can think of a more clear way to word it, I will gladly change the text to something more comprehensible, but I was stumped on how to explain it better than what I put in the document.

“What exactly is a ‘unique item’, and how do I create one?”

In this case, a ‘unique item’ is a piece of equipment that you think your character would own, use, and have customized. For example, a getaway driver might have a fast car with nos capabilities, and a safe cracker might have an automatic lock picking device of some sort. In essence, a unique item is a piece of gear that reinforces the sort of character that you want to play. As for making one, it’s simply a matter of thinking up an item that you think your character would have, and proposing it to your GM. If they approve, it’s an item that you can always call on in the fiction to do things that you might not be able to do otherwise, as long as you would be able to reasonably do so (I.E. you have the item with you in the fiction). If they don’t approve of the item, you’ll have to think up a new item for your character and propose that one instead.

“What does “Your game master will pick another…” mean in regards to the outcome rolls?”

So, this is my favorite part of my rendition of the Caltrop Core system. The idea is that when you go to roll the dice, the player starts by saying what they want to roll with, a la Blades in the Dark. Then, the GM picks an additional attribute. Then, you combine the pools of the two attributes chosen, and roll that many dice.
For example: say I’m trying to hack a computer without setting off any alarms. I have a Smart of 2, so naturally, I want to use Smart for the roll. My GM sees that I’m trying to something without being noticed (in this case, by the alarm system of the computer), and picks Sneak, which I have a 1 in. Then, I combine the two attributes that were picked, bringing me to a total pool of 3 dice, which I now roll.

“Is the Task Resolution really like Dungeon World or was I just filling in the gaps incorrectly?”

Yeah. It’s built on the Caltrop Core engine, which has a system for different levels of success built in, similarly to PBTA games like Dungeon World.

“How do the Characters advance?”

Well, the only built in method of advancement in Operation R.P.G. is the increase in maximum stress that happens as you complete missions/adventures. I plan to make a second edition sometime, and expand on the rules, maybe even add a violence engine built on Caltrop Core EX. My current idea for an official advancement system has to do with coming up with an experience system based on having your character do cool stuff, then spending experience to get mostly narrative advancements (such as additional pieces of unique gear, gaining contacts, and the like), with the possibility of occasionally increasing your character’s attributes.

Sorry, I don’t know where to find your blog, could you link it for me please?

This really is the fifth edition of a game, and it’s probably the best edition of that game. I’m sure that I’ll enjoy being stuck with it for the rest of my life.

Hello there! If you're still paying attention to this thread, I'd like to suggest a weird west module. Or a mad science module. Or a High Fantasy module.

These questions are all post playthrough

If you don't mind my asking, what were the crimes that you were accused of?

Also, while Voltaire may or may not have said I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it  , it is still a very noble in my opinion and I personally believe in that ideology as a way of life. If not for that fantastic ideology, then how would the communist, democratic, totalitarianist, fascist, and monarchy style governments exist?

If nothing else, then I can certainly say that I found the game to be an interesting look through the lens of the anti-fascist community .