Recent content by Micah Sweet

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    Spoilers Falllout season 2 discussion

    The Congress women's good-hearted personality was being shared with the mind controlled. Without her, they were basically empty automatons.
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    Oh, I am. The entire game philosophy rubs me the wrong way. Worse than PBtA for me (I can and have got behind playing that at least, if not running it).
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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 see no reason why any given player's desire to play exactly what they feel like needs to override setting logic. If I make a setting where a particular combination doesn't work, it's because that's the setting and the campaign I want to run. I can be flexible if it doesn't matter to what I'm...
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    But it does make logical sense to avoid unnecessary consequences. Seeking such things out doesn't fit setting logic the majority of the time.
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    D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+]

    Worldbuilding and believability are much more important to me than making sure every possible heritage and class is available and every combination is represented. Players can almost always find something they like in the available options.
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    Distinct Game Modes: Combat vs Social vs Exploration etc...

    Exactly. Subsystems help different situations in the fiction feel different mechanically, and aid in simulation by providing different modeling tools for different situations.
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    Looking for a good paladin example (TV/Movie)

    Captain Christopher Pike. Paladin to a fault.
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    Sunday Chat: What New Editions Were Upgrades? Which Ones Were Downgrades?

    Yeah, I really have no idea what John Wick was thinking with that game. To say nothing of the cluster that Kickstarter turned into.
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    Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized

    We have that problem here too. Too many kinds of recyclable materials can't actually be recycled by many existing facilities, so most stuff just ends up in the landfill anyway.
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    Who Should Make The Next Star Wars TTRPG, And What Should It Look Like?

    All agreed. Reprints are good (I'm waiting for Starships and Speeders myself), but they could be doing so much more. The line has lain fallow for far too long.
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    Who Should Make The Next Star Wars TTRPG, And What Should It Look Like?

    I'd certainly like to more done with the line than just reprints. But it's certainly playable as is. Also curious as to what "updated" means to you.
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    Who Should Make The Next Star Wars TTRPG, And What Should It Look Like?

    FFG Star Wars was specifically designed to cover all aspects of the franchise, and I think it pretty much handles it fine. Also, a good 5e derivative with appropriate subsystems can IMO do the same.
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    What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?

    Really interested in how that turns out for you!
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    What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?

    Eventually, as this sort of thing becomes more and more ubiquitous, I expect everyone is going to have to decide how much AI they can accept in their hobby, and likely the rest of their lives.
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    What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?

    Yeah, it's simply more cost-effective, unfortunately. I expect we'll be seeing more and more AI, across every aspect of creative media and beyond.
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