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aramis erak reacted to Seramus's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with
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Agreed. There is nothing to prevent a D&D game from adding DoD elements beyond the DM simply deciding to do so and getting player... -
aramis erak replied to the thread IS Your GM Out To Get You (Serious)."We almost beat him!" Followed by the inner monologue "Muhahahah, they had no chance!" Haven't done that in decades. Lost the taste for...
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aramis erak reacted to Swarmkeeper's post in the thread IS Your GM Out To Get You (Serious) with Like.
This. I just might add: the definition of "Neutral" could be widened to encapsulate being a fan of the PCs while, at the same time...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T.It's worth giving it a shot if you're GMing. Especially as a hook... GM: Hey, A, which long lost love your character wants to reconnect...
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aramis erak reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
Honestly, I wish more trad games had that level of advice and degree of intentionality. It's nothing but a good in RPG design IMO.
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aramis erak reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with
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A good DM is not making it up on the spot. A good DM details the adventure and the world ahead of time. And yes, if you really like... -
aramis erak reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
This was true even in the 1980's. Cal Tech had hit and alternate ways of playing D&D on a fundamental level had arrived. We used to...
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aramis erak reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
Right see that’s a bad way of doing it though. The GM should give you a starter prompt: “hey Jones, as you look around the lobby here...
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aramis erak reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
First of all,we should not take anything the Alexandrian writes particularly seriously. Second, asking players to fill in details...
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Oh, I dont think that's it at all. Ema had a very specific vision of how they wanted the arcs of play and relationship between GM and...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T.Same. I've run campaigns of games where facts of the setting are handled as: player states desired truth GM sets difficulty based upon...
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aramis erak reacted to darjr's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
One thing I def wouldn’t make it a hard and fast NO.
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aramis erak reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread What does a tank graveyard mean to you in your game? with Like.
My first thought with the term "tank graveyard" is basically a stockpile of mothballed military equipment. This is a real thing that...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Experience with End of the World?.@Thomas Shey I'm used to "here's a task system, and a labelled ladder for difficulties" - that was a conceptual revolution for me in...
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aramis erak reacted to julie_centra's post in the thread Experience with End of the World? with Like.
Yeah, totally get that some groups just aren’t built for the “play yourself” thing and it can go sideways real quick if even one...