Hackmaster - /tg/ (#96157880)

Anonymous
7/23/2025, 3:10:24 AM No.96157880
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I have never ever seen a Hackmaster thread in this board, so I made one. Seriously, why isn't this more popular? It's basically a perfect mix of AD&D, GURPS, Palladium Fantasy and Rolemaster all in one neat package. Combat being pretty tactical but not overwhelming, also character creation being a mix of random with point buy is probably one of the better ways to handle minmaxxers. Now, after I sold my pitch, would you give it a chance? The Basic rules are free and give you all pointers to start playing and seeing if you want to try the more detailed rules.
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Anonymous
7/23/2025, 4:48:05 AM No.96158455
>>96157880 (OP)
Newfriend :)
Anonymous
7/23/2025, 4:53:29 AM No.96158482
>>96157880 (OP)
>It's a mix of 4 dogshit games I don't care about.

No.
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Anonymous
7/23/2025, 4:58:36 AM No.96158504
>>96158482
All of those are great games though
Anonymous
7/23/2025, 12:03:07 PM No.96160081
Bold of you to assume /tg/ actually play games. Also, still no news on Kenzer new game.
Anonymous
7/23/2025, 3:14:19 PM No.96160719
I don't want to mix all those games since I have zero interest in GURPS or Rolemaster and would rather run AD&D and RIFTs on it's own. Dealing with point buy crap is not a plus in my book.
Last I heard the AD&D side of it is underpowered with characters being half a strong so a high level hackmaster character would be dealing with low-to-mid level AD&D type adventures, again not a plus in my book.
I'm way more interested in Aces & Eights when it comes to Kenzer.
Anonymous
7/23/2025, 3:49:44 PM No.96160877
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My old Hackmaster group disbanded so now I am stuck playing PF2e.
Anonymous
7/23/2025, 4:05:24 PM No.96160946
>>96157880 (OP)
I don't even really understand how to play rolemaster 2e much less the hundreds of clones made by buckbroken MERP fans.
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Anonymous
7/23/2025, 4:16:25 PM No.96160989
>>96160946
Hackmaster only take the critical table from Rolemaster, the main mechanic is AD&D d20 combat and d100 under for skills.
Anonymous
7/23/2025, 4:31:56 PM No.96161085
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Dark Eye is a better "Random with Point Buy" D&D clone
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Anonymous
7/23/2025, 5:25:25 PM No.96161342
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>>96161085
>DSA
>better
At least post good German RPGs.
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Anonymous
7/24/2025, 1:04:15 PM No.96168140
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>>96161342
Ich sekundiere das รผberlegene Krautismus Bleistift-und-Papier-Rollenspiel.
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Anonymous
7/24/2025, 7:54:41 PM No.96170358
>>96157880 (OP)
How many premade modules are there?
Anonymous
7/24/2025, 8:41:04 PM No.96170668
I never could get around the "everything happens at the same time" initiative thing.
Anonymous
7/24/2025, 8:57:06 PM No.96170743
>>96157880 (OP)
Because hackmaster fucking sucks as an actual system. It's a meme purposefully made to be obtuse and overly burdened with complex mechanics, accessories, and tables for the purpose of a joke.

Also, knights of the kitchen table fucking sucked ass and is a boomer-tier grog comic.
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Anonymous
7/24/2025, 9:02:46 PM No.96170772
>>96170743
Only 4e was made as a joke system, the new one doesn't have that.
Anonymous
7/25/2025, 1:53:27 AM No.96172544
>>96161342
Wasnโ€™t the setting of Midgard the DSA setting in the first edition?
>>96168140
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Anonymous
7/25/2025, 2:16:06 AM No.96172672
>>96172544
No. Aventurien is older than the setting of Midgard, but not the system.
TDA always had a completely different system and setting.