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AAK81 reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread What Geek Media Do You Refuse To Partake In? with
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Ah, thought of an all-encompassing type of geek media I'll never get into - collectible card games. I have no desire to play them, no... -
AAK81 reacted to Umbran's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
For Poll purposes, I chose 6, but that's more like the place beyond which the complexity really needs some justification, or it starts...
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AAK81 reacted to payn's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
I went with an 8 if 5E is a 6. My goto fantasy is still PF1, but I also stand by Traveller, which is a deal simpler. I can appreciate...
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AAK81 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
FWIW, I chose 6, where I put 5E and SWADE and similar games. Too much more complexity than those games and I get a little lots in the...
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AAK81 reacted to Necropolitan's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
4E removed all social abilities from monsters and 5E barely added any back in. And 5E's also incredibly stingy about giving monsters...
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AAK81 reacted to Silam's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I think 3.5’s "iterative attacks" where the 2nd attack of the round had -5 penalty, the 3rd had -10 and so on was unnecessarily...
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AAK81 reacted to Silam's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Overall, I think 3.5 is my favorite edition… it was very flexible, which gave a lot of opportunity to express a lot of different...
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AAK81 reacted to Silam's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
It’s a sensible argument, but in practice I do not think it was really a problem. Let me explain… The problem would be significant if...
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AAK81 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Nothing says such differences can't be negative. Bring back some actual downsides in addition to the cool powers. Dwarves suffer from...
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AAK81 reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
i think if they had been more willing to present more distinct themed settings and encourage curation in their guides they maybe...
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AAK81 reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I'm going to add one evolution that I'm seeing in D&D... for good and bad. I think we're seeing a shift from practical consequences of...
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AAK81 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Since the very beginning of the hobby, D&D and computer/video games have had a recursive relationship. D&D spread on college campuses...
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AAK81 reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
You're not wrong about that. None other than Ben Riggs has told us that WoW was the impetus for 4E's creation, and that designers were...
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AAK81 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
That is not the same thing as saying they tried to recreate WoW's mechanics in 4E. At the time, WoW was decimating the TTRPG community...
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AAK81 reacted to GrimCo's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Likes: Unified xp progression across all classes Milestone leveling Skills in 3.x Manouvers/stances in ToB, those were best martials i...