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Basic Expert replied to the thread How do you define "Heartbreaker?".Which is why I love designing games (dozens at this point) and happily haven't published a single one of them. Game design = yes! Game... -
...my interpretation may deviate from more-common derogatory usage, but i've always read fantasy heartbreaker as an intensely-personal...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread Spoilers Stranger Things Season 5 - SPOILERS.Yeah, I did catch that. But...why? How does that serve the US's geopolitical interest, even in the context of Cold War late 1980s? The...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread Spoilers Stranger Things Season 5 - SPOILERS.I think the ending episodes were satisfying enough and in keeping with the ultimate overall tone of the series, despite some clumsy...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread The Future of Old Franchises.I love a good action flick, but I don't think either Bourne or Bond have much left in the tank. As for Bourne, even the original...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General You Were Rolling Up a New Character, and Just Rolled a 3. What Is Your Reaction?.This is most likely a re-roll. By strict RAW the roll is invalid if: *One or more dice fell on the floor. *One or more dice ended up...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread The "math" of RPGs.I don't know of any system that does wargame-esque set-piece encounters really well (in the sense that they are tactically complex, fun...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread How do you like to start a campaign.I usually like to figure out the over-arching themes that I want the campaign to focus on, and hard-wire them into the first adventure...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard..I encourage all DMs and groups to try different systems than D&D, even if it's just for casual one-shots. It's less about pilfering...
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Basic Expert reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with
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I think those are all valuable things to have, but hardly required. You can have someone else help organize. My wife is the planner... -
Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard..Becoming a good DM requires dedication and effort, but I wouldn't expect it to be "hard" for most people interested in being DMs. Some...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread What's the best die type and why is it the d12?.d4 = Unsatisfying d6 = Classic form, stacks well into little towers on the table for when the GM is blathering on about some backstory...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General Wild Magic, Yea or Nay?.Wild magic as a zone or environmental feature is great. It can add fantastic theming and fun rebalancing to a dungeon. Wild magic as a...
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Basic Expert reacted to Pamphylian's post in the thread D&D General D&D Dungeon Map Design: Good and Bad with Like.
A lot of the things that are often brought up as good aspects of dungeon maps are things that I think are great about 90% of the time...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+].Simulation in gaming means an attempt to a realistic or at least consistent model of a world, given a set of assumptions or premises. In...