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Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Cinematic implies genre reinforcing which does reflect Monster of the Week but it is not reflective of the sort of choices Apocalypse... -
Campbell reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with
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Halfway through episode one. Liking the story so far. Sam gives a good show as always, but he needs to remember his card's special... -
Another potential metric of success: did it influence other games that followed it and therefore have a legacy, even if itself is no...
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I don't know if 'successful' is the right word for it. It has too much baggage. But I can't think of a better word. What makes it...
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Campbell reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I would suggest that it would be much more reasonable to say that, "a GM prioritising the same sort of pacing and the same types of...
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Campbell reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative with Like.
It's significantly less mechanically complex. I can demonstrate this at boring length if you would like! But I don't think that's very...
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Campbell reacted to OB1's post in the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative with Like.
While watcing Age of Umbra had something click for me with this system. I don't think it's a more 'narrative' version of D&D at all. I...
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Campbell reacted to Gradine's post in the thread What videogames are you playing in 2025? with
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Welp, Clair Obscur is officially both the funniest and the saddest video game I've played in a long time -
Campbell reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This kind of framing of the discussion is what I really, truly don't get. Why would I have any interest in making my game more...
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Campbell reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I’m reminded now that of that group of 4 players who’d never played D&D but were huge CR fans & loved BG3, two things from 4e really...
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Campbell reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sure, there’s some players who don’t really want to play a RPG either - they just want to tell stories and throw a d20 as a dice of fate...
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That's fair. But in my experience all RPGs involve lots of tedious planning, which is why I love flashbacks. You could also go the...
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My understanding is that you get the spotlight and get a point of fear as the GM if a players rolls with Fear on an action roll. You...
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Campbell reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General What Does New Coke Tell Us About Designing for D&D with Like.
So, I know this is from a way back, but the thread popped back up, and I saw a quote and thought about it... My wife is a veterinarian...
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Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't think there's much useful to be said about PbtA games as a whole. But I don't think this is very accurate about Apocalypse...