Some people dislike character classes because they say they are too restrictive. I don’t think character classes, if they are done right, need to be “restrictive.” I know that character classes have been done poorly in the past, but that’s no reason to discriminate against something with great potential. First off, non-character class systems often … Read moreORC: Why Character Classes

From a post to Burn Immediately. I’d like to talk a little bit about the philosophy behind the ORC rules. I don’t expect anyone to agree with the philosophy, but I’d rather have people who don’t like the rules to think that it was because I have a different philosophy than because I have no … Read moreOrganic Rule Components: Design Philosophy

ORC is the Creative Commons licensed role playing game rules of Fates Worse Than Death, Tibet, In Dark Alleys and other great games. Step One: Come up with the concepts for each class, including what they tend to be good at and tend to be bad at. For instance, in a highschool RPG, the classes … Read moreCreating Character Classes in ORC