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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Though even in games not focused on fight-to-the-death, you have to have things set up so that's not only functional but attractive... -
Campbell reacted to Justice and Rule's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
Hey, I get it. Lord knows I've been there for other games (I've been in a few wargames playtests that did not go the way I was hoping...
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Campbell reacted to HatWearingFool's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
Exactly the old quote from Henry Ford (I know he didn't actually say it) is very apt: "If I had asked people what they wanted, they...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I agree with you in principal, but its complicated because "making decisions only the character would make" and "forget I'm playing a...
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Campbell reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The thing about “Be a Fan of the Player Characters” that always seems to get glossed over in these discussions is that a) every game...
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Campbell reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
This conversation inspired me to go back to AW and formalise and tighten up what I’d do. My word is it complicated. The way threats are...
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Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Here's another example from cards: One way to lose a hand of bridge or five hundred is to get unlucky in the deal. If I'm dealt four...
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Campbell reacted to Reynard's post in the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out with Like.
I did clarify a little: I was just hoping for a more proactive rather than reactive party. For the most part, I have had to put stuff...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I'm not entirely sure; lot of systems have some fairly subjective bits in things like experience awards and at least some sorts of...
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Campbell reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The agenda and principles are hard, in so much as they do tell you how to generate fiction. They’re soft in that they can be replaced...
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Campbell reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
This is very true and as a result the agendas do function more like mechanics in some ways, I agree. The problem is that there isn't...
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Campbell reacted to Morrus's post in the thread 1 Shot Campaigns, and throw away characters. with Like.
I play quite a lot of one shots and short campaigns. It lets me play lots of different games. Like watching a movie instead of signing...
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Campbell reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Systems are just compilations of mechanics. Advice crosses the line into mechanics anywhere that "should" or "best practice" in a...
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Campbell replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Principles (at least in Apocalypse World) not advice or suggestions. They are instructions. The game says, "Always say what your...
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Burning Wheel assumes that the players and GM will work together establishing setting context, starting situation and unfolding...