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Celebrim replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).You definitely could, though 3e's more granular "to hit" mechanism and lack of boundness means it's not as much of a problem, since at... -
So, one of the legal eagles on the boards may correct me, but, it mostly isn't about "taking notice". We (in the US, at least) do less...
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Celebrim replied to the thread What's Your Price Limit?.$60 in 2018 is worth like $30-$40 today depending on the numbers you trust. $70 today is like $35-$48 in 2018, again depending on the...
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Celebrim reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Attributes Should Be a Guideline for Personality with
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I don't find most games to have stats give sufficient granularity to determine personality, and there are many factors other than stats... -
Celebrim replied to the thread D&D 3.x Still playing 3e? Share your 3.0 and/or 3.5 house rules.I wish I could give this 100 thumbs up. As someone who loved 3.0e and had it immediately rekindle my love of D&D, I despised 3.5e. I...
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Celebrim reacted to earthsea_wizard's post in the thread D&D 3.x Still playing 3e? Share your 3.0 and/or 3.5 house rules with Like.
Some good stuff in here. I think your About Section 1 afterward expects way too much from Hasbro haha, but is relevant to this thread...
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Celebrim reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread Could an American write Doctor Who? - Babylon 5 creator throws hat in the ring with Like.
...no notes. You know, I was going to disagree with this ... but then I remembered that while I really did love Sense8, it wasn't...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Worlds of Design: Combat Methods.What I prefer is that the rules don't describe a complex piece of software that is apparently intended to run on wetware, yet the rules...
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There is at least a 3rd option for combat, and likely more I am forgetting. Let's start with why each has benefits and weaknesses...
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I hope you mean 'halfway' only idiomatically, not mathematically. Or maybe you mean moving it from 0.00001% realistic to 0.001%? "Half...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).Generally agreed, although it depends on the NPC. A fourth level commoner or even a fourth level mercenary captain might and probably...
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But a similarly skilled NPC should be about on par mechanically with that PC, I believe. That's what I'm talking about. The fourth level...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).A fourth level character is "just better" than "other people" in the sense of surviving combat. Maybe the universe likes them better...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).Basically how I play it and I believe that is the most accurate reading of Gygax's original explanation regarding the logic of hit...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).Sure. Almost my whole participation in this thread is saying the same thing.