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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Burnside's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with
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In some cases, people use "player skill" to mean "system mastery." Meaning people can become very skilled at knowing how the abilities... -
AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
I think “player skill” as a jargon term has accumulated too much baggage to lead to productive discussion. It’s a lot like “dissociated...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
Based on what was discussed in the previous thread.... I am apparently a diehard new-school fan (4e, 13A, and DW are among my favorite...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Wizards of the Coast Head Explains Benefits to D&D Franchise Model with Like.
You don't say...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
My reading is as many others very different. I read it more as them actively targeting the players of the number 1 rpg, providing them...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Staffan's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
No. It's more similar to 4e except there are no daily powers. Characters have a set of abilities, some of which can be used at will and...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Bacon Bits's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
I think the issue that I have with the no-table talk "simulationist" approach is that play just doesn't feel like a simulation at all...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to grodog's post in the thread D&D General Greyhawk news you can use - Harvester 2025 edition with Like.
The latest curated stuff that’s crossed my desk, caught my eye, and can be put to use in your brains and games!: Greyhawk News You Can...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
The rules also tell you you can ignore or change them at will.
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to aco175's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
Was there a question or are we all going Thunderdome here?
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AdmundfortGeographer replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun.A very important thing about the possible Hamanu redemption in Lynn Abbey’s final book is that it was also read from Hamanu’s...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Talking to my wife today she had the same reaction I do to the idea of Sorcer-King Patron being an inherently “your character is evil”...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Kurotowa's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
And the tension between the novel metaplot and the game supplements has caused dissention to this day. Though making game supplements...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General Dark Sun as a Hopepunk Setting with Like.
Slavery on Athas When the Sorcerer Kings conquered Athas with their terrible magics they eagerly took slaves of every people they...
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AdmundfortGeographer replied to the thread D&D General Dark Sun as a Hopepunk Setting.I may be misremembering, but I though that it was not explicit the Blue Age halfling ancestors used themselves as raw material to create...