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This has been my complaint for years. The answer, according to James Jacobs and in relation to Pathfinder anyway, is that lots of... -
Campbell reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread Resource Management, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying About Rations and Love Mana with
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Not only is the chance of a payoff for all this accounting busy work low, but whatever gameplay fun there is to be had from roleplaying... -
I finished reading the GM’s booklet tonight. I really appreciated the opening section that reminds you to rely on your group and be open...
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Campbell reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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yes, but that is also why Mearls calls them a cheap hack. The better solution is to fix the system than put a some duct tape on the... -
Campbell reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun - First Impressions with Like.
I think the key to the critical analysis Ben is pointing out is that a significant proportion (or all, I haven't read them) of the 1...
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I did a read through of the Core Rulebook on the Ars Technica forum. I’m not going to link it here because: the forum allows swearing...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread GMs: What is your prep to play ratio? with Like.
Absolutely. But even in a classic dungeon delve type adventure, you don’t need to go to the lengths of prep that a module does. You can...
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I'm not sure. I don't really understand why people in the games I'm in struggle with them so much, but my players are...I'll be polite...
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Campbell reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Oh, nah. For me it's about changing some spells and cutting others. It's not "Tradition is Bad!" it's "Tradition can occasionally lead...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread GMs: What is your prep to play ratio? with Like.
I think one of the effects that modules have had on the hobby is the idea that what you need to run a game is the equivalent of a...
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I mentioned in another thread that I am almost certain someone on my ignore list would be someone that if I ever had the chance to play...
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I just think using modules is infinitely more work than either prepping my own, or improv. I am willing to do it with short adventures...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) If D&D 2024 Had Been Radically Different, Would You Have Stuck With 5E with Like.
How do you feel about people who were not 5e players at all, but might have given a genuinely innovative change at least a look (this...
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I might be the odd man out here, but I remember in 4th or 5th grade completing quizzes where I had to determine whether a statement was...
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No matter how much some would love for it be otherwise the case, language is deeply, deeply personal. It is rooted in history, culture...