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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Yup. And some people avoid games with psychological disadvantage mechanisms for the same reason. I think I'm going to present my... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Well, in some cases, its not a hypothetical. People trying to sidestep their in-character social or intellectual lacks has not exactly...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I'll note you've hopped systems and made an assumption I was never making in my posts ("rolled"). I again ask, how intrinsically is a...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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To give GMs and players an idea of the range of actions to which....wait for it...you would apply a die roll modifier. -
CreamCloud0 reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Oh, yeah, totally, sorry. I love Pendragon, it's my favorite game! The Personality Traits are what make it such a great game. I have met... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
It does have virtues and flaws, however, which can still force players to play their characters in ways they wouldn't, which was my...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
How is that functionally different from the way Psychological Limits or things like Berserk could force behavior, though? Both of them...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General Ranger Identity Patch (+) with Like.
I would love to see favored enemy mostly as single features you get 2 of at level 1 and then 1-2 more each tier, with the same mindset...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Sad.
The problem is always going to be that in the D&D sphere at least, combat usually takes up too much of the play-space to leave too large...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D General Ranger Identity Patch (+).the winter walker, and presumably any other environs themed subclasses isn't directly designed to make you better in an arctic...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?.unfortunately, the fighter, even when it's extra feats are dedicated to combat, isn't really all that more of a stand-out at combat than...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Mustrum_Ridcully's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with
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What abilities should Fighters to not suck outside of combat as much? I think two strength that could come into play for a potential... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
If you got Feats more frequently, perhaps. But the fact is, waiting four levels to customize your character in any direction, when you...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to W'rkncacnter's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
i mean, i think james really put it best: edit: removed the part of the quote about backgrounds because i think at least 2014...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
The bolded is a false premise. Something that the PCs may or may not find or know - i.e., it's optional - can be critical to the story...