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Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.I agree that as a standard PCs should be paranoid and take repercussions. I agree rules wise here. I very much agree. Plenty of the...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread Roll for Effect or Intent?.That does sound nicer, though in my view the players should have control over almost nothing. This one does not fly for me. That the...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread Roll for Effect or Intent?.Odd, what table rules are you talking about here? Some rule that says what exactly? How to you word the table rule to be "whatever...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill".This is a big problem with a lot of adventures, even more the more modern ones. But it is very much more a problem with DMs. When a DM...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.A lot of players are influenced by Movies, TV shows and most of all video games : they think there should always be a "Cool Cut Scene "...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread Roll for Effect or Intent?.I don't have a problem with this. I really hate the idea that the players think the can Alter Game Reality. The player says "my...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts.This is true for most players, and not just about Warlock Pacts. Players hate the idea that the DM can force their character to do...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill".Generations are a huge part of this, with also adding in where you live country vs city and how active you are in life. When you go...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.8. Now consider that the PCs have pissed off someone important, who hires an assassin to target them. The fact that this assassin will...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.Other games don't really have such "rankings". Are you saying give out abilities at random? Not allowing the players to pick and...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.But why? You do accept 100% "Monsters" can do lots of things PCs can never, ever do. But when it's NPC, they must follow the PC rules...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.So, just personal preference? 2E did have rules for a lot of "monsters" as Pcs... This is very popular, it is not really my thing...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread Roll for Effect or Intent?.Difference in scale is a thing between the two. Both are rolls in an RPG, so they are very similar. I find this common too.
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.This does get into semantics. It depends if the Nymphs are "true gods" or merely "god-like beings" or even something else. Of course...
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Bbloodtide replied to the thread Roll for Effect or Intent?.This is all about the Pacing, Speed, Focus and Duration of the game play. Roll for Intent [Goal Oriented Rolls] is made for the simpler...