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aramis erak replied to the thread Tell me about Star Wars: Edge of the Empire.2 axis results: success/fail on one, advantage/threat on the other. The skilled only triumph and risky or opposed only despair are half... -
aramis erak reacted to innerdude's post in the thread Tell me about Star Wars: Edge of the Empire with
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It straddles an interesting line between "traditional" and "narrative" gameplay spaces. At its heart, it requires you to play it like... -
aramis erak reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
So, there's something here we can pick at. The genre of fantasy, overall, is broad. The genre of easy-entry, psuedo-medieval...
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aramis erak reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I was in a game of The One Ring where we accidentally let a young Ranger named Estel die. Oops.
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aramis erak reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I second the motion. All in favour?
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aramis erak reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I have met many players who are not interested in "collaborative storytelling." Many want to play a game, plain and simple. I still...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.It's common enough - outside the D&D sphere, at least. Especially licensed games. I'd say about half of the players I've run for have...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What Is Your Go-To Pick-Up TTRPG?.Given my friends... ask for desired tone... Face to Face, not pregens: KAMB, Tunnels & Trolls, Starships & Spacemen, WEG Star Wars, or...
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aramis erak reacted to Staffan's post in the thread Warhammer: The Old World RPG Offers A New Take On The Empire with
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aramis erak reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Warhammer: The Old World RPG Offers A New Take On The Empire with Like.
It's so grimdark that it wraps around to absurdity. To enjoy the game you've got to embrace the absurdity.
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aramis erak reacted to CF07's post in the thread Warhammer: The Old World RPG Offers A New Take On The Empire with Like.
These are very good points. I had 0 experience with WFB when I first encountered WHFRP1E and have never played it, so I wasn't jonesing...
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aramis erak reacted to Crusadius's post in the thread Warhammer: The Old World RPG Offers A New Take On The Empire with Like.
This definitely was a problem if you came to the game from Warhammer Fantasy Battles. I did not and received my setting information...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Painting minis?.Their carefully cultivated demand and intentionally limited supply to play on that FOMO I remember when a $9 box was a whole Sergeant +9...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Painting minis?.I have. In several shops in Portland, and one in Corvallis, Oregon. the KS's had retailer bundles.
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I strongly recommend getting paints using dropper bottles over pots. It makes it much easier to get precise amounts than trying to use a...