It’s not meant to be used in a combat focused campaign. This works for the system because it’s generally assumed you’re playing post-1870 when fire arms are very common and easily attainable as well as the fact that the game is more focused on investigation over combat. The more pressing issue isn’t a system that does it well, it’s finding a system that works for your campaign.Ĭall of Cthulhu’s melee combat system is complex as it’s success vs success but it’s ranged combat system is brutal as its hard to dodge a bullet. It’s almost impossible to create a combat system that won’t be a slog at times because, let’s face it, the rolling of dice includes luck no matter what system you play. The issue with combat is that there will always be a lot of jank due to how TTRPGs are played. Every one is an equal part of the team from level 1-20 This doesn't necessarily make your character more powerful but it makes them more versatile giving you access to plenty of options for both in and out of combat.Īnd my MOST favorite thing about combat is all the classes are very well balanced, no linear fighter/quadratic wizard.
The optional rules for Stamina allow a party to not be dependent on a heal bot to survive long dungeons and suchĪdditionally most GMs play with the "Free archetype" optional rule which basically gives you a subclass for free.
You can make quick blood baths or long drawn out sieges whatever you flavor is. In addition there's a massive amount of spells in the game (the games only a few years old and it already has twice the content of 5E AND its much more balanced) alot of these spells are about controlling the battlefield and causing status ailments (both of which are VERY GOOD) rather than just direct damage.įights tend to be quicker and deadlier but because the CR system in the game actually makes sense unlike 5E you can easily adjust up or down for your party. There's no universal attack of opportunity, only dedicated martial PCs and some monsters have them to encourage moving about the battlefield.
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My favorite right now is Pathfinder 2E (if you want a crunchy, tactical, combat based game)įor starters you get three actions a turn to spend however you like (Move/Attack/Skill) so you never "Waste" your turn doing something funĪll characters have access to a set of battle manipulation skills (Grapple/Shove/Trip/Disarm/tumble through) that encourage you to do fun movie sword fight scene stuff like shove an enemy into a pit of lava behind them, yank a weapon out there hand with a whip, grab them and power bomb them off a table like a pro wrestler)Įvery martial class has access to multiple types of attack even at level one that encourage more than just "I swing end my turn" these are both flavorful and fun But they won't look at it because "It's not 5E and other systems are bad/hard to learn/too complicated"
Just like all us veteran TTRPG players who would happily show players a system they'd love and would be better for them and there play group. They'd happily point You to better gear you could get in the $50 range but most people didn't want those simply because they weren't Beats, and beats are obviously the best and coolest because the commercials told them so. And all the kids and casual fans went in hard buying $300 sets.īut if you asked basically any audiophile they'd tell you they're a midish level quality headphone at best with a 500% price markup for the product. I always compare DND 5E To Beats by Dre headphones, they were advertised everywhere as the premium audio gear you had to have, both for sound quality and to make you look cool. Whatever the biggest most well known brand is, that's never the best or optimal choice. I've found this true in basically every part of our culture.
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