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Campbell replied to the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+].A given mechanic might be representative of things in the game's fiction without being simulative because the game purpose came first... -
Campbell reacted to ffanxii4ever's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with
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Could it be? Sure, but it is a deliberate choice, and it pretty quickly reinforces the borderline supers style of feel. It is not a... -
Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
OMG! Someone else knows of Freebooters on the Frontier! yay!!! That is such a masterclass game! Sorry for aside, just gushing :P
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Campbell reacted to DrunkonDuty's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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I came into this thread expecting more conversation about making a setting that matters to the people playing the game. And so that's... -
Campbell reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I don't think "simulation" must necessarily map to "low power." You can do a simulationist super hero game if you care about how powers...
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Campbell reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
In my experience, lore only matters for players, if it becomes relevant to their decision making during playing the game. Anything else...
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Campbell reacted to WillPhillips's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
I gotta be honest, over here in the land of my increasingly myopic rules-light preferences, the difference between these two points of...
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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Love.
Indeed! I also think "how to make a setting and choice of characters matter" = beyond stats, skills and tasks. like... actually have...
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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
I had been talking about this with a bunch of friends lately. I have decided I will never play D&D ever again. And nothing like it...
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Campbell reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Daggerheart General Thread [+] with Like.
My FLGS, where I had a very good three-week run with Mothership recently. This was a different DM, one who kept stressing how long he'd...
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Again, I believe you can have both. You can include all the story and history and context, but still make the thing readily playable...
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Campbell reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread Wizards of the Coast Re-Registers Dark Sun With USPTO with Like.
After the LaNasa debacle, this doesn't mean they are doing anything with Dark Sun any time soon. There is hope (like with the recent...
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The problem isn't that it is a kit. The problem is that it is not designed or written to be run. Important information is buried in...
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Campbell reacted to zakael19's post in the thread [Old school] I can't deal with inventory with Love.
I liked the slot based encumbrance that Dolmenwood's version of OSE (not sure if it's in base OSE as well?) and HMTW used. Easy enough...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread GMs: What is your prep to play ratio? with Like.
As someone who has run a ton of published adventures over the years, I would certainly say that as time has passed, the idea that...