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AAK81 reacted to Thommy H-H's post in the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks with
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The theoretical group check for breaking down a door doesn't mean everyone has to be able to shoulder the door down simultaneously. It... -
AI recently watched Matt Colville's long video about finding an online community in the TTRPG space, and I wanted to share a thought I...
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AAK81 reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I agree with most of your post except this bit: I think the beauty of a narrow setting can be that it strongly pushes a game you're...
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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.
DMing now is an act of creativity, collaboration, and although some do it for pay, most don’t. I don’t give up hours and hours of my...
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AMaybe start off by using the right terms and the right context in the description. I doubt that anyone would decline their lifesaving...
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AAK81 replied to the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks.I like the idea of it turning into a group roll. That's a good solution and I even think it supports the narrative. If the strongest...
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AAK81 reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks with Like.
Yep, this is also how I’ve started handling “do I know anything about [subject]?” checks. If one player makes the check, fine. If a...
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AYou won't get hate from me. After all, this is hanging on my wall ;) That being said, while I like Elmore and Easley, I much prefer...
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AI'm going to ignore everything related to preferences, aesthetic, nostalgia, hero worship, etc, and look at the simple issue of defining...
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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 Like.
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...
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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...