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Composer99 replied to the thread Gaming Journalist Rob Wieland Passes At Age 48.My condolences to Rob's family and friends, and, since he was a regular writer here, to all the folks on the EN World team. It's hard to... -
Composer99 reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Gaming Journalist Rob Wieland Passes At Age 48 with
Sad.
It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of Rob Wieland. As well as his weekly reviews column here at EN World, Rob's work... -
Composer99 replied to the thread D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment..The main problem, by my reckoning, is when your game design ends up not matching the way the majority of your players want to play the...
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I wonder if that was an intentional choice for the sake of character accuracy? Uk'otoa
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Composer99 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread New Mighty Nein Trailer Released with
Haha.
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Composer99 replied to the thread D&D General Oh Please give me some Happy Backgrounds!!.Speaking of tragic backstories, I'm playing right now (we're paused while someone has a must-take call), and we just came up with the...
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Composer99 replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.D&D - 4e or 5e - or a 5e-like such as Tales of the Valuant or A5E. I've run a 60+ session game for 5e, and played in 60+ sessions of 5e...
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Composer99 replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Which is why no one in arts or history uses the term to define distinctive periods in time that - oh, wait, yes they do. All the time.
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Composer99 replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.To my mind, the turn of the century is suitable demarcation for "modern" in RPGs. Here is what I mean: Just as, say, musical historians...
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Composer99 replied to the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate.Re: WHFRP - so it is! It's interesting that both systems, despite having very different vibes and indeed design goals, have functionally...
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Composer99 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate with
Like.
Daggerheart has a similar sort of system; whenever a PC looses all their HP, they can choose to not "die" and instead receive a scar... -
Composer99 reacted to Gimby's post in the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate with Like.
Isn't this essentially WHFRP's Fate Points?
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Composer99 replied to the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate.I'm mostly thinking that it's easier to keep track of? Since hit point totals are now staying the same, though, there's every chance...
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Composer99 replied to the thread TTRPG players wanted for online psychology study.Filled it out, happy to help!
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Composer99 replied to the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate.I wonder if, instead of a large, hard-to-conceive-of number, you could, say, go with a game statistic. Call it Fate, call it kismet...