Yeah, I think Silhouette (Heavy Gear, Jovian Chronicles) works like that

>my understanding is that the three core pillars of play in any RPG are generally combat, exploration, and social.No. Some RPGs, yes, but not all, no…

Really looked forward to Blades in the Dark but once I got it to the table it was super procedural and a pain in my ass to run. It lasted as long as …

I think a big difference is that many roleplaying games use randomizers to adjudicate conflicts in the fiction. That naturally leads to a belief that…

I prefer low-magic historical/historically themed fantasy with a very large dose of grounded believability.

>D&D 5E is a huge culprit.Last time I played 5E I recall one PC being brought to zero hit points and making numerous "death saves" to avoid lethality…