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Campbell reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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A few things: What I've found as a player and GM in a game like Apocalypse World (or more trad games generally), is that changing... -
Campbell reacted to loverdrive's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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I'm so so so tired of people on the internet parroting about how you shouldn't prepare absolutely anything in AW. That's not supported... -
I plan on re-reading the Fabula Ultima core rulebook due to the Kickstarter. I may post my chapter by chapter thoughts here. Keep an eye...
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Campbell reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
The OP of this thread specifically mentioned D&D, so it's certainly in bounds for this thread. That being said, a lot of people tend to...
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Campbell reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
None of that really talks to my central issue. My issue was that introducing backstory on failure interferes with prep so why bother...
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Campbell replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.There definitely is a difference. To this last part I would add that traditional game mechanics often ended up pushing play away from...
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Campbell reacted to darjr's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I’d argue that for those folks it isn’t a better game experience. These things are subjective.
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Campbell reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Dude, combat has been hit point based attrition since Chainmail
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Well I went ahead and turned this into a full campaign frame (yes Daggerheart just has me doing this by default now). None of us are FR...
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Campbell reacted to Agamon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I certainly regret making the terrible attempt at humor that started this lol
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Campbell reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
One of the things people miss about Apocalypse World is just how good the pacing is. Vincent Baker's background is as a tabletop...
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Campbell reacted to SpellObjectEnthusiast's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Game designers clearly present how to run the game in the guide on how to run the game->Players ignore the guide on how to run the...
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Campbell reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
Yep. The engine or game style I would want for a 1-2 shot, a game of a dozen sessions, a game of 60ish sessions, and a functionally...
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Yes, that’s right. It’s the way I have played and run for 20 years or so now. I used to be more into the “you rolled a 1 so you die”...
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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.
That's all right, they tended to forget about us when GDS was being developed, too. (Given the only regular participants that leaned in...