i keep forgetting that one of the major issues i have with getting super into d&d is that i basically hate 80%+ of it
the way humans are centralized like Gods Gift To Fantasyland despite being boring as shit and having no reason besides some painfully realistic imperialist bloodlust to be anywhere near as in-charge as they are claimed to be
the way there are eleventy billion micro rules which make for about as many functional stats (even if the ‘core’ stats are deceptively few in number) which would be better handled by a computer program than a pen&paper game and yet here we all are
the way you need so many dice and then have to remember which ones get used when, OH WAIT THAT ONE GOT UPPED THAT LAST CHARACTER LEVEL, now where the fuck did i put it, and so on and so forth
the way you can get half-breeds with humans but NOTHING ELSE. want to play a half demon? the other parent is human. want to play a demigod-ish character? the other parent is human. want to play a half-orc? the other parent is human. want to play a half-halfing/half-dwarf? TOUGH SHIT. want to play a half-orc/half-elf? TOUGH SHIT. EVERYTHING IS HUMANS ALL THE TIME 8D 8D 8DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
the way character classes are ridged with few variations unless you multiclass, but then you have to pick up shit you don’t want to get to what you do want. like i can get this kind of rigidity in a computer game. but in pen&paper? WHY
the way spells are super specific unchanging things instead of something far more organically variable. like if you are a fire mage you should have like “i cast a fire spell this shape, size, distance from me, area of effect, for this much damage if it hits” and have it on like a point buy system. a SIMPLE point buy system. like you don’t need 500 fire spells to capture every possible combination separately. you can just....wing it.
the way everything is generic whitewashed medieval europe fantasy with very little if any mythic/legendary/fairytale influence from elsewhere, OH UNLESS ITS EVIL THEN ITS ALL OVER THE PLACE
the way the economy is fucked no matter what level you are because you are either starving as both a hero and nobility because a loaf of bread is one whole gold or you’ve become Fantasy Bill Gates and can’t give it away fast enough to keep from drowning in your own wealth
like give me the thing that completes this: kill six billion demons : concept of angels and demons/devils :: _______ : d&d
give me something where you only need like 2 d10s for all your rolls
give me something where you only use simple addition/subtraction and the really easy bits of the multiplication table when you REALLY REALLY HAVE TO
give me something that focuses more on simple representation of events (even if not totally accurate) than some kind of realistic simulation
give me something that allows for easy creation of custom races, classes, spells and other stuff because its all on a point buy system that makes it fair without having to playtest the hell out of it first or nerf it later
give me something free-er than d&d but not as formelss as the fate system nor as limited as whatever the hell system legend of the five rings is using
