I have a question about the spellcasting DT roll. I may not be reading it correctly. It states 'The Difficulty Target (DT) for all spells is: 10 + Magic User Level + Magic User's BRAIN Bonus.' This seems to me that you are punished for being higher level. I see in other games where the DT would be 10+spell level and you would try to roll 2d10 + caster lvl + brain bonus to beat the DT and cast the spell. Am I misreading or not understanding something? I do like the game very much!
The Difficulty Target is the number that will be used by an opposing party trying to counter or resist your spell. Thus the higher your level, the higher the DT for the spell, and the more difficult it is the counter the spell.
These spells come from the SRD 3.* system. All of Microlite20 is from that source. Unless the spell calls for a test of some sort they are automatically a success... you just have to pay the cost in HP. The difficulty test comes into play occasionally when you are casting against another magic user who can use a counter-spell against your spell, and monsters that have a natural defense against magic.
Thank you. I never played any 3.x stuff. I do like MicroliteD20 very much tho. Everything else is too many rules. Thanks for the work you have done with this.
I am going to ask for a little favor. Could you go to my website and leave glowing reviews for KOOKS 2d10 RPG mentioning what a great game it is and how handsome the author is?
I jump around a lot between rules systems. Even Rules-Lite systems. I find that I forget at times that Kooks uses 2d10 rather than 1d20. Oh my!
Well, my players are kind enough to remind me, but... it doesn't seem to make big differences. The real difference is the lack of the 'curve'. 1d20 has no curve. So if you want to use a 1d20 rather than 2d10 just remember to adjust the critical hits and misses... or not. Its up to you!
I am going to really try to make no further changes to the rules, or if I do wait until 1st January 2026 to post them. Until then all additions and changes will be found in the attached Addendum.
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I have a question about the spellcasting DT roll. I may not be reading it correctly. It states 'The Difficulty Target (DT) for all spells is: 10 + Magic User Level + Magic User's BRAIN Bonus.' This seems to me that you are punished for being higher level. I see in other games where the DT would be 10+spell level and you would try to roll 2d10 + caster lvl + brain bonus to beat the DT and cast the spell. Am I misreading or not understanding something? I do like the game very much!
The Difficulty Target is the number that will be used by an opposing party trying to counter or resist your spell. Thus the higher your level, the higher the DT for the spell, and the more difficult it is the counter the spell.
So your spell is always successfully cast?
These spells come from the SRD 3.* system. All of Microlite20 is from that source. Unless the spell calls for a test of some sort they are automatically a success... you just have to pay the cost in HP. The difficulty test comes into play occasionally when you are casting against another magic user who can use a counter-spell against your spell, and monsters that have a natural defense against magic.
Thank you. I never played any 3.x stuff. I do like MicroliteD20 very much tho. Everything else is too many rules. Thanks for the work you have done with this.
I am going to ask for a little favor. Could you go to my website and leave glowing reviews for KOOKS 2d10 RPG mentioning what a great game it is and how handsome the author is?
:)https://bozbat.com/lite-rpg-system/kooks-2d10-rpg/
I jump around a lot between rules systems. Even Rules-Lite systems. I find that I forget at times that Kooks uses 2d10 rather than 1d20. Oh my!
Well, my players are kind enough to remind me, but... it doesn't seem to make big differences. The real difference is the lack of the 'curve'. 1d20 has no curve. So if you want to use a 1d20 rather than 2d10 just remember to adjust the critical hits and misses... or not. Its up to you!
I am going to really try to make no further changes to the rules, or if I do wait until 1st January 2026 to post them. Until then all additions and changes will be found in the attached Addendum.