I have been playing with an inspiration system inspired by MCDM’s victory points and increasing resources during combats.

my main reasons for wanting to use this system are explained in their video:

• They explain this better than I do.

I’m trying to solve 4 issues DC20 shares with D&D with their model as a base.

• Issue 1: Numbers always going down is great for survival games, not as much for heroics.
• Issue 2: Giving players a reason to not go NOVA.
• Issue 3: Combat needs to get more decisive as time goes on.
• Issue 4: Some mechanics imply restrictions on player creativity.

Player mechanics are in Blue and Explanations as well as GM guidelines are in white.

My System:

The GM grants D6s that can be added to

• a players defenses against one attack
• a single attack roll
• a single saving throw.
• a help die you have to another player

I call these D6’s Combat Inspiration.

I award one combat inspiration after a puzzle has been solved, an ally NPC was made, after surviving a combat, or some other form of progress is made by the players. (This also works pretty well with the new initiative system because it’s just means they get their D6 from the combat right as the fight starts instead of after surviving it).