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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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And there we are. All the game engines of them seemed vastly more similar than different to me. -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Well I explained my position. If you handed me ten games from the period of D&D 4.0 and said "One of these is the new edition of D&D"...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I think to a large extent OD&D to AD&D 2.0 are different variations of the same game. I think after that each full edition change is...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Horwath's post in the thread D&D General Ranger Identity Patch (+) with
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if they delete half the awful 2024 PHB art, you could find 5-6 pages for decent ranger class. -
CreamCloud0 reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General Ranger Identity Patch (+) with Like.
I would diagnose the problem a little differently than others: while it's pretty well understood what the vibes of a ranger are, the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Professor Murder's post in the thread D&D General "True Neutral": Bunk or Hogwash with Like.
Basically this is my central point. Mordy's "Uphold the Balance" viewpoint would require him to not only abide by the existence of evil...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Gradine's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
It's not only this; you can design a linear adventure, but still run it as wide open and reacting to the full range of player expression...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
But once you do that, hasn’t the adventure stopped being linear?
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CreamCloud0 reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Take a linear adventure or adventure path. It could be looked at as the scenarios in that adventure, in that order, are the most...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.i feel like that scenario isn't a railroad, but it's a false positive of not being a railroad simply by the players just so happened to...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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If it is a railroad and they enjoy it, it is a rollercoaster. -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I was talking about games and decision points. A story can be linear without the game being a railroad (mass effect). Meanwhile a game...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
It's only railroading if the puzzle becomes absolutely required to solve. In other words, if the door to the puzzle is surrounded by...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
No. It's linear. What makes it a railroad or not is if it's forced on the players no matter what they might wish. If they opt in...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
That's still not a railroad. If you fail at something you can get into hot water, which can include being trapped. That's not a...