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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Ok, so none of what you described is "play to find out what happens" What it means is "The GM ALSO has no idea what will occur next in... -
Campbell reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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I don't know that this is a ... modern preoccupation? A few brief words are necessary to insure that the reader has actually obtained a... -
Campbell reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Like I said: I cut my gaming teeth on the Red Box rules, which didn't have rules for grids, battle mats, and minis. I'm sharing my own...
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Campbell reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I'm a bit puzzled about the bold since that stuff - grids, battle mats, minis, etc. - has been there since its wargaming roots.
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Campbell reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I'm of the opinion firstly that all classes should have "Adventuring" added to their name; an academic wizard master of portals should...
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Yep, after the last tpk, I decided I'm going to steal 13th Age's failure with a loss rule for when the party is wiped out as an option...
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Sure, but there are ways to take a lot of control out of GMs hands when it comes to fights. Random encounters is a bit one. I rolled...
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Sure. I don't mind part of the process being an asymmetrical board game. If anything, "whole lot of talking and exploration, and half...
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Campbell reacted to TreChriron's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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My interjection; If I use the term "modern" to describe my game, and you want to buy it? My game is modern. It's "innovative" and... -
Campbell reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
But, this is inaccurate. The typical thing for a playbook is, you, the player, narrate trying to do whatever you want. If/when what you...
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Campbell reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Agreed. After you got past the first two archetypes (Fighter, Magic User), all the classes were about who you were. While we have tried...
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Campbell replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.Right now I'm looking at Fabula Ultima, Draw Steel and the Stormlight Archive for my next long form game. All seem like they are...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Love.
This was visible even in OD&D once you got out of the most basic classes; things like rangers and druids were always pretty clearly as...
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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 is also the way I see it. Although your view may be more nuanced than mine. It could also be that there are two camps or...
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Campbell reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Interesting that you say this. I came to like race as class (especially ACKS style, with multiple classes for each race) when I...