Benjamin Olson's latest activity
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) No 5.5 AP Yet?.Were they all hired to write "big dumb campaign" books? But yeah, I doubt WotC is actually retiring the format entirely, but I wouldn't... -
Benjamin Olson replied to the thread Life path system in-game.I guess the fundamental problem is that I view characters as characters, I only care about their backstory as relevant to their role in...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread Modiphius 2d20 System Opinions?.I've played Star Trek Adventures. In terms of core gameplay I think it's a wonderful system. The basic 2d20 resolution mechanic...
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I kinda vibe with this. I definitely find out my character through play. However, I always viewed lifepath as an organic way of...
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Probably not the target audience for this one!
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) No 5.5 AP Yet? with
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On one hand, lots of employment shake-ups recently. On the other hand, it's been stated many times that the schedules and products are... -
Benjamin Olson reacted to Retreater's post in the thread What Geek Media Do You Refuse To Partake In? with Like.
Anime and Manga. I can watch an Anime movie, but I don't want to do a long form series.
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) No 5.5 AP Yet?.Well my own hope would be that it means the days of the WotC "big dumb campaign book" are just over, because they're frankly poor...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread Life path system in-game.So my basic problem with elaborate character backstory creation, which is why I tend to not enjoy lifepath systems and heavy-handed...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread Highly-Anticipated Star Wars Movie Becomes Disney+ Show — Report.They're never just going to straight adapt some Star Wars novel from the 90s. First off because of continuity issues with the sequel...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to jian's post in the thread Highly-Anticipated Star Wars Movie Becomes Disney+ Show — Report with Like.
Yes, like Ruin Explorer, I assume this is basically Ahsoka S2 plus some other characters assuming the actors are available. The question...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Highly-Anticipated Star Wars Movie Becomes Disney+ Show — Report with Like.
With Thrawn returned, it would be quite reasonable to use elements from the Heir To Empire trilogy, etc. Clearly, many of the...
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This applies to dnd homebrewing as well. So i have recently been working hard to simplify my game, Crossroads, and one thing that is...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Who Should Make The Next Star Wars TTRPG, And What Should It Look Like? with Like.
Agree about the issue with licensed games. Still sore about FASERIP here.
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread Who Should Make The Next Star Wars TTRPG, And What Should It Look Like?.I think the worst problem with licensed games is that the license periodically gets pulled and sold off to some other company and a game...