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AHmm... Pure 1e (without Unearthed Arcana or later books) is still a petty tight system for short adventures and long-term campaigns...
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ABecause I own all of the core 1e books and only one 2e book? But in all seriousness, I run a combination of the two at my table (they...
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AAK81 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread A Veteran Gamer’s Plea: Where’s the Large Print Option for TTRPG Rulebooks? with
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This sounds like a good idea, and one a small shop might be able to specialize in under license (and using crowdfunding to gage real... -
AAK81 reacted to Esme_Bancroft's post in the thread A Veteran Gamer’s Plea: Where’s the Large Print Option for TTRPG Rulebooks? with Like.
A VETERAN GAMER'S PLEA: WHERE'S THE LARGE PRINT OPTION FOR TTRPG RULEBOOKS? I’ve been knee-deep in dice, character sheets, and rulebooks...
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AAK81 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
There's a couple problems here. 1. "Antagonist and unfun." Many of the people involved in this did not feel those two terms went...
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AAK81 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
My experience was with MERP and Rolemaster, but fairly closely matches this. The issue for us was that, not only was RM dangerous, the...
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AAK81 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
For the record, my position is and has consistently been that the sorts of bad GMs being discussed did exist, still exist, and can most...
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AAK81 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
... This is, I think, an important distinction; as you say, I think I can feel confident that this behavior was widespread; whether...
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AAK81 reacted to Xenolith234's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Jerk DMs are jerk DMs regardless of the era or edition. It doesn’t mean any DM wanting to make the game more challenging for the players...
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AAK81 reacted to SlyFlourish's post in the thread Other D&D Variant Best D&D Clone for open table play with beginners? with Like.
I’ve run and played in games at conventions with brand new players and Shadowdark is super easy to get into. It’s like a universal...
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AAK81 reacted to HellfireVanWinkle's post in the thread Other D&D Variant Best D&D Clone for open table play with beginners? with Like.
My answer for each and every edition : OSR editions : I'm nota big fan of playing pure unaltered OSR. I prefer OSR clones that try to...
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AI like games based in history, particularly World War II. So Call of Duty: World at War was right up my alley for video games, and...
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AAK81 reacted to djotaku's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think it depends on your players as individuals, the game you're running and the GM. Players: I have heavy RP players in the two...
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AAK81 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
See, I love history (real or imagined), so I want the history of the setting front and center. That's the most fun part for me. That...
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AAK81 reacted to DrunkonDuty's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I came into this thread expecting more conversation about making a setting that matters to the people playing the game. And so that's...