Optional Rules may be key

[The Shoveller]

It seems apparent that the potential audience for the game may be looking for quite different things from D20 Traveller.

Maybe handling the "heroic" vs. "gritty" debate is to have a standard set of rules which fulfill the need of one of the groups, but optional rules which addresses the needs of the other group.

How could this be done in a way which wouldn't make the rule system an overly complex monstrosity?

 

[RazerD]

I'm working on a game system (yes, another one). The way I'm doing mine is I detail the rules as is. If there are any varients to a rule I list them as optional. In the Role Playing section I detail the various ways the game can be ran, such as High Fantasy. I also detail the different ways in which the game can be run, such as Railroading (which do not like). I feel that it will mostly benefit new GMs, but it might also encourage all GMs to find out what the players want and try to accomodate them all.


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[aramis]

Some of my favorite systems are heavy on the optional rules. Like Spacemaster, CT, CORPS, Hero, CF.

I'm working on myy own series of game designs (all at a crawl), which have options in them even in early drafts.

I hope that T20 is likewise endowed with options.

And I like RazerD's idea: delineate the optimal combinations for specific feels.

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-aramis
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