Arilyn's latest activity
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Arilyn reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with
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'Selling his preferences' might be a more defensible position if it weren't for the fact that his public design work, where he discusses... -
Arilyn reacted to Campbell's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
So, our home group has a decent number of players who don't think about the game during the week and do not fuss over rules. They have...
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Arilyn reacted to innerdude's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
I mean, the short answer is---to channel the appropriate Star Wars motif---"This isn't the game you're looking for. Move along." If...
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Arilyn reacted to Breaking Star Games's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
100% this. I am honestly shocked when I see this characterization from someone online. I know everyone is different, but compared to...
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Arilyn reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
I think any attempt to categorize casual players as some kind of monolithic thing are misplaced.
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Arilyn reacted to kenada's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
Some games might not appeal to them, which is okay. However, if they’re willing to go with the flow, I suspect those players will be fine.
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Reading through the Bestiary Beta, and holy cow! Ema dropped a real banger with this bestiary!
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Arilyn reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Something we may want to examine is if that last point, which is certainly true of classic D&D and well as much OSR play is still...
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My D&D 2024 campaign is legitimately making me wish I was running SD instead...
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Arilyn reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread OSR Trying Out Old School Essentials with Like.
Oof. Too real.
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I've been a fan of the Wormskin zine despite it being D&D, and now I've read through the Dolmenwood Player's Book and it's the first RPG...
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Arilyn reacted to Vael's post in the thread Daggerheart Sold Out in Two Weeks, Has Three-Year Plan in Place with Like.
Don't worry too much about "getting it right". I've been running a fairly trad Daggerheart campaign, because my experience is I've only...
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Fabula Ultima Bestiary Beta PDF just dropped! Hype!
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Arilyn reacted to Blue's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Bit of a late reply, but this is exactly what happened. Before 5e came out, the lead designer of 4e (Rob Heinsoo) and a lead designer...
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Arilyn reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread [Gumshoe] Merryshire Detective Club (a.k.a. Shires Out) with Like.
They're now recruiting playtesters. I think that means it's still pretty far out from publication, alas, but looking at their...