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  1. Micah Sweet

    D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?

    Or you could increase the difficulty of a maneuver if you try to use it multiple times in the same situation, to represent one's opponents getting wise to your style.
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    D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+]

    I have no issues with certain activities being functionally impossible to accomplish without training and/or tools.
  3. Micah Sweet

    What are you watching in (late 2025 and) 2026?

    Cobra Kai was great! Loved it all the way.
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    D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?

    I don't see combat maneuvers as mechanics first, and I see no reason to assume the game designers do either. They are IMO attempting to model different styles of fighting. That's what it's about.
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    D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?

    Level Up's skill specialties, expertise (and hindrance) dice, and the journey systems with their exploration challenges are to me just as engaging as combat.
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    D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?

    Those aren't modeled in every D&D style game, but there are in some. Lots of more specific maneuvers in Level Up, for example.
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    Best ride in town. Cross the galaxy.
  8. Micah Sweet

    Spoilers Falllout season 2 discussion

    I like "filler" episodes. That's where a lot of worldbuilding and supporting character development comes from.
  9. Micah Sweet

    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    Your gaming and table group will adapt to service us.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    I feel exactly the same way when I'm a player. There's no difference to me on that score. That's my feedback as a player. It's not railroading because the player can still do what they want through their PC. And I think some people get too emotionally involved with their characters in my opinion...
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    Oh sure. You'll never get consensus on a public forum.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    So long as the players stay within the lines of their PCs, I don't care if they run roughshod over the setting. Once play begins, that's what it's there for. And there's no value to telling someone not to be irritated by something that irritates them. Seems to me, based on this and previous...
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    I do my best.
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    Yup. But being subjective doesn't make the issue any less important to the player, and thus to the table.
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