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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with
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Well, no. At any point in either, decisions can be made for mechanical or fictional reasons. Usually it will be some combination of the... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with Like.
Sometimes. In the sweet old lady case I would anticipate better outcomes on persuade than intimidate. In the warlord case I would...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with Like.
That's true, I could pretend to make choices based on what is most beneficial in the fiction while knowing that mechanically I am making...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with Like.
Is your assumption that I am ok with the DM fudging whenever they want for whatever reason?
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with Like.
Because the skill challenge structure has flattened the task from, as an example, "get past the compounds outer defenses" to "get 3...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with Like.
Right--and the skill challenge mechanic is broken (for certain preferences) because it decouples resolution from the fiction...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with Like.
Well, first, a number of people have stated explicitly that they are not making this claim. And second, this is of course true, but it...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with Like.
Not what I said. In my experience, in games with skill challenges or progress clocks, I'm making decisions for my PC based on what I...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Riley's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Opinions on the Topaz Dragon Reverse Wings? with
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I love the floating crystal spines! The backward wings OTOH hurt my rational brain. The former are merely impossible. The latter seem... -
Crimson Longinus replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.What is "wrong" is that it is the same amount regardless of what the characters do. This trivialises the fictional position and choices...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.It is not "hidden" it is just unknown to all participants, as we do not yet know what sort of actions the characters might take and how...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with Like.
It isn't about being hidden or not. It's about whether the player's action declarations make a significant difference in resolving the...
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I did understand it more broadly. My understanding was that much of the active, "on camera" parts of the setting is mapped out in at...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.It is very different. See my prison escape example. In skill challenge the players have less input, as no matter what they do, they have...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.Ok. Then I definitely do not think "map and key" is the default. Perhaps @Micah Sweet understood it more broadly as well? So you then...