Pvt. Winslow's latest activity
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Vaalingrade's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Magimarts with
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I love the magic items store. Takes away the players' dependence on the dice or providence of the DM to get something they find fun... -
Pvt. Winslow reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Magimarts with Like.
Sounds like a bunch of badwrongfun. I don't use magicmarts in the sense that characters can walk into a walmart-like shop, grab a hat...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
3E and PF1 do. Guess the case is busted back open.
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
Because--as you have eloquently demonstrated--it produces bad gameplay. Why else would we design anything? The purpose of design is to...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
I have been pretty clear that in my view, the system is for specific instances. It's like Chase rules: you only employ it for its...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
So, the idea that social conflict resolution should "change your mind" is an artifact of the incredibly and woefully simplistic and...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
There is a bit of misunderstanding. I am talking about a system where the attack roll and the intimidatevroll are analogous, leading to...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Uni-the-Unicorn!'s post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
So again, it return to the fact that this is a "D&D General" thread. I don't think it is about specific edition rules, but what could...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Uni-the-Unicorn!'s post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
Of course that is precisely what you are doing by not having some degree of social combat rules. As a reminder, this is my original...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Uni-the-Unicorn!'s post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
Why don't you take the same approach to social situations?
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
Were you of the thought that this entire thread of discussion was about your personal table?
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
The table should already have an agreement on PvP play. The existence of a system of any kind does not change that. What? Do...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Vaalingrade's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
What's stopping you from explaining what you're saying alongside your roll in the same way you can describe your attack roll or spell...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
That's nonsense. Just like in combat, players are engaged in the conversation that is play, and then utilize the game mechanics to make...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General Social Pillar Mechanics: Where do you stand? with Like.
Given that even the people at Critical Role have spoken about the "Critical Role effect", maybe using it as a referent doesn't serve...