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And leaves me hungry for more.

EDIT: Forgive me, I did not entirely read this thread. I'm responding to the first post. If someone has already mentioned something like this, then I'll just vote alongside them. You could try this. Instead of focusing on two different tracks on a health bar, try to come up with a difference in woun...

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My group does the same thing. Over a two year campaign we have had some river combat and more than a few airship tussles. In each case the actual ships were largely narrative devices to keep the battle feeling dynamic. With a system that is supposed to be as Narrative heavy as Earthdawn, I feel lik...

Interesting, and it covers many of my home fixes for lots of talents that I went over in 1st Ed. Now, to implement a catch all athletics skill/talent!

I wish I could convince my players to try spellcasters, but they just feel they are so dry and not flashy or strong until way later in advancement. I know otherwise, but they refuse to even try.

I use an alternative initiative system to cut down on the dice rolling. I have rolled inits in groups for enemies (helps best with large combats) and players go two turns on the same init. I have all the people with low rolls declare actions first. Spellcasters don't get much playtime in my games ei...

I've played one myself and enjoyed it quite a bit. To widen it up a bit, I also decided it needed one or two specialist packages added. I also read Panda's and I sorta agree. What I did like is that I used him as a lore seeker to get people involved deeper into the active storyline. After the fact, ...

I have a whole blogged page about my method. It's a bit out piecemeal, but my players love the way they can have an affect on their environment.

Despite being aware of that option, to date none of my players have ever used it.