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Arilyn replied to the thread Sequel game systems?.Things from the Flood? I think it's a sequel to Tales from the Loop with adolescents instead of kids. -
We finished up the CS#3 gauntlet dungeon last week and had plenty of time leftover in our usual playtime to talk about the game and what...
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Arilyn reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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I obviously prefer games built around vision where everyone (including the GM) feels like they are playing the same game. I think that... -
Arilyn reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I don't think D&D or Traveller were aimless at all. I do think most 90s era design was. L5R (before 5th edition), Shadowrun, Vampire...
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Arilyn reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Hmm. Separate thoughts, first on designers I’d expect any reasonably fair observer to acknowledge as important trailblazers whether or...
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Arilyn replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I think Masks is a very good example of a game that wouldn't have been created until relatively recently. A superhero game focussed more...
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Arilyn replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I should have said modern games are more likely to be designed with intention. And of course, there were older brilliant games that were...
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Arilyn reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
It was a wonderful time to live through in D&D's history, that will never come again. Good thing most if it is still available to those...
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Arilyn replied to the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time?.Loved the 2e boxed set for FR, even though we didn't use it for D&D. Also, Moonshae boxed set. Oh, and Waterdeep. Those maps were big...
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Arilyn replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.You are describing one game that has little in the way of modern design because of D&D tradition. And even then, your description of the...
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Arilyn reacted to dbm's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I think this is really hard to nail down, however on reflection I think modern games are more intentional in design and leverage better...
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Arilyn replied to the thread Other D&D Variant What is your favorite version of D&D offshoot/D20 fantasy today? Tell us why it is the best!.D20: 13th Age Shadowdark Nimble Level Up Non D20 Fantasy: Daggerheart Fabula Ultima Ars Magica Dragonbane on my list. Only dipped into...
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Arilyn reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Other D&D Variant What is your favorite version of D&D offshoot/D20 fantasy today? Tell us why it is the best! with Like.
And the non-D&D-coded stuff is even greater in number and more diverse. Eat the Reich! Deathmatch Island! Mothership! Monster of the Week!
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I view the character building in FabUlt almost like Deck building, tbh. Its never an approach I've had to character building before, but...
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@Reynard, one of the fun things IMHO about Fabula Ultima is that joy of building your character. It's a bit like 3e/PF2 mulitclassing...