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Chris Rice · 07-31-2021, 03:12 AM

I think I may have been the originator of the thread you refer to. We played a TFT campaign that ran for many years. While the standard rules were fine for a while, it began to grate on me that DX was never affected by the skill of the opponent: your DX 12 Fighter was as effective against a DX 8 orc as against a DX 16 fencer. We used comparative DX for years with no issues at all and if I was running a long campaign now I’d use it again.

The rules as written in respect of DX are fine for one-off battles or short campaigns but I wouldn’t use them for longer campaigns. I also don’t like the idea of adding Talents to get around things and I’m not a fan of some of the new spells and talents in the legacy edition, especially the weapon mastery talents. But that’s just my particular taste.

However, I suggest you try the RAW for a bit first. I only introduced my changes after playing for some time and you may find the rules work for you with no changes.

07-31-2021, 03:12 AM	#5
Chris Rice Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: London Uk, but originally from Scotland	Re: Experience with Comparative DX for Combat? I think I may have been the originator of the thread you refer to. We played a TFT campaign that ran for many years. While the standard rules were fine for a while, it began to grate on me that DX was never affected by the skill of the opponent: your DX 12 Fighter was as effective against a DX 8 orc as against a DX 16 fencer. We used comparative DX for years with no issues at all and if I was running a long campaign now I’d use it again. The rules as written in respect of DX are fine for one-off battles or short campaigns but I wouldn’t use them for longer campaigns. I also don’t like the idea of adding Talents to get around things and I’m not a fan of some of the new spells and talents in the legacy edition, especially the weapon mastery talents. But that’s just my particular taste. However, I suggest you try the RAW for a bit first. I only introduced my changes after playing for some time and you may find the rules work for you with no changes.