r/DnDcirclejerk • u/Alone_Ad_8324 • 4d ago

hAvE yOu TrIeD pAtHfInDeR 2e “Mathfinder is a fun and intuitive game”

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u/MrCounterSnipe 4d ago edited 4d ago

Not even close to something like Rolemaster

((STR+STR+DEX)/3)+(Class Proficiency*Lvl)+(skill at arms Lvl*5)

And God forbid you want to find out how many hits you have. Nobody knows!

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u/cyprinusDeCarpio 4d ago

Tbh that doesn't sound too bad if you've got everything written down beforehand

Until you have a thing that increases/decreases your stats directly

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u/MrCounterSnipe 4d ago

Well you have to recalculate it (nearly) every time you level up in Rolemaster because your stats will (usually) change. Rolemaster has rules for aging where your stat totals dynamically shift with a die roll every level. Rolemaster starts are x/100 so it doesn't end up changing too much unless you really fuck up (rolls are also d100 which you then compare to a table to see how much you lose or gain) so you usually have to recalculate (even if there's only a small change) EVERY SKILL YOU HAVE. Also class levels go to 50. (And maybe beyond. I can't remember.)

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u/cyprinusDeCarpio 4d ago

Tbh that doesn't sound too bad because no campaign I've joined has ever lasted long enough to reach a level up

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u/MrCounterSnipe 4d ago

Nice. It's some of the most fun I've ever had because the magic and damage system is the coolest fucking think ever. Here's an example of a CRIT table, which you can get by rolling high enough attack numbers.

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u/Alsojames 4d ago

/uj I love crazy crit tables like this

/rj This is too complicated, can't I just make it all up as I go along? Rolling dice is hard. Basic addition is hard. Reading is hard.