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Celebrim reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with
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Oh, yeah, I see what you mean. Bad example on my part. I mean, you could use the system that I used in my example, then introduce... -
Celebrim reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
Oh yeah, do that all the time. I run all knowledge skills in a manner similar to how Burning Wheel's Wises work, no matter the system...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E What is the cost of one night at an Inn?.Where are you that you can get sourdough loves for $2.20? That would run around $5.75 around here. (Columbus OH). $2.20 is in the...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E What is the cost of one night at an Inn?.Yes, I'm aware. D&D has always assumed that precious metals are relatively abundant, occurring in large coins that suitably fill up...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.They aren't really, but I do think it is interesting that you think that they are. It's the exact opposite of the system you used...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E What is the cost of one night at an Inn?.That would be one way to do it, but only if the relative abundance of precious metals was exactly the same between the two settings...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.That I don't think is true. We both see agency in some way as being about the players being able to make meaningful choices. We differ...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.Played it. Yes, FoD is similar but less elegant. And I feel FoD suffers from the same problem many complex cooperative games suffer...
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Celebrim reacted to Gorgon Zee's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
The reason I prep and strongly prefer games run by people who prep is that when you invent something at the table, you have very limited...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E What is the cost of one night at an Inn?.You make a good point, and one I was aware of but only addressed indirectly. So the problem with trying to use purchasing power is it...
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Celebrim reacted to AlexofBarbaria's post in the thread AD&D 1E What is the cost of one night at an Inn? with Like.
I'll note that you can't derive prices directly from wages unless you make assumptions about purchasing power. The purchasing power of...
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Celebrim replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.That's too bad. It's a pretty good game and it's often overlooked in the board gaming community because it came out after the American...
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Celebrim reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General What's your view on a pirate-driven campaign? with Like.
Go with a sloop, which can be handled by a minimal crew and, in real life, was a very popular pirate ship because it was both fast and...
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Celebrim replied to the thread D&D General What's your view on a pirate-driven campaign?.Another way to go about this is to consider Piracy just another extension of warfare. The PC's are patriots working for some nominally...
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Celebrim replied to the thread D&D General What's your view on a pirate-driven campaign?.Most GMs are not prepared to run a campaign about "Pirates!" if by pirates they mean something like "Captain Blood", "Treasure Island"...