Nwod 2e vs owod

[MisterBoring]

@Raistlin said in Nwod 2e vs owod:

“You’re a <THIS> who is a member of <THAT>”

This is a core conceit of basically all of RP. Characters are described in terms nearly identical to those even if there’s not a spot for it on the character sheet.

@Raistlin said in Nwod 2e vs owod:

While I love the system itself, I dislike almost every single attempt to execute it.

From reading your post, it looks like you dislike every attempt to execute Storypath, which makes me question whether you love the system or the intent of the system more. You don’t mention Dystopia Rising: Evolution at all, which makes me think that either you do like it, or you have been in the horror show that is the DR LARP, and don’t want to give them any mention at all.

[Raistlin]

@MisterBoring I’m not entirely sure what your post is trying to get across. If you want to have a back-and-forth about Storypath, I’m game, but your reply mostly feels like it’s questioning my motives rather than the points I raised.

On the “You’re a <THIS> who is a member of <THAT>” comment:

• What I was pointing out is that Onyx Path doesn’t just use that as a descriptive shorthand (which, sure, all RPGs do in some way). They make it the mechanical spine of their games; your role and affiliation aren’t just flavor, they dictate what your character can do, how they progress, and even how you interact with the world. For me, that overreliance makes the designs feel narrow and repetitive.

On Dystopia Rising:

• The only reason I didn’t mention it is that I haven’t read it. No hidden motive there.

On Storypath in the context of this thread:

• Since the discussion is about which version of World of Darkness works best, I’ll clarify: I think Storypath’s core mechanics and dice resolution are fantastic. It’s a really solid system, and I love that part of it. What I don’t care for is how Onyx Path tends to implement those mechanics in their published games. That’s why I’m actually looking forward to Storypath Ultra, it seems like a cleaner, more generic take on the system that could really shine outside of those heavy-handed frameworks.

[Redbird]

@MisterBoring I can at least report that the worst of the DR LARP crowd has been purged with fire.