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CreamCloud0 reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D General Ranger Identity Patch (+) with
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1) So do everyone else 2) Those skills dont actually do anything since there isnt any clear rules. So the skill is DM fiat. 3l Most DMs... -
Thanj you for the thorough answer! I will go more in detail another time, but I really appreciate this! I did disagree with you quite a...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General Ranger Identity Patch (+) with Like.
Yeah the essentials utility powers for the scout and hunter also fed back into the original Ranger and improved it's flavour a bit...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D General Ranger Identity Patch (+) with Like.
Ranger doesn't have an identity problem. The problem is D&D's mechanics. In every edition, Ranger is a switch hitter: Melee and Ranged...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
As a player: When I feel that my decisions doesn't matter. Compare with videogames: Linear game where you are NOT railroaded: Mass...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
In my opinion those people's opinions can simply be discounted. It's quite literally the game play loop for D&D. 1) The DM describes...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.From what secondhand knowledge i know of BG3 I struggle to see how it’s a railroad, my understanding of the game is that there are...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Not even in the slightest. When I played BG3 I wanted to go to to Waterdeep to see if I could find a cure for the tadpole, but the GM... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I take exception to the word "whims." A whim suggests that the DM isn't going to bother even thinking the player ideas through to see...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Gradine's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
This is why I think it's important to have a definition of railroading that isn't needlessly broad. When "bad thing happens to my...
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I liked the 4e ranger. Could it and the other 4e classes have used more out of combat flavour? Sure. But I greatly appreciated not...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to LordEntrails's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with Like.
Static. A cliff does not get harder to climb or a ravine harder to jump or a lock to pick the better you get at doing so. What's the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Campbell's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I mean if a player isn't giving me enough information I'm going to ask for more clarification. Just "what does that look like?" and if...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General Ranger Identity Patch (+) with Like.
So the premise here is that the Ranger has a clear identity, and wotc cannot seem to get the identity right and also make the class...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.railroading to me when the GM only has a single goal for the situation/campaign that they are going to allow, one that they will enforce...