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Crimson Longinus reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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As I said, it doesn't require much to discuss some of it in terms of how much attention it requires though. Spending a metacurrency is... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
One also has to account for why a given player is averse to such things, too. Back in our TORG days, one of my players had no real...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Regarding meta mechanics and stuff. I think it is not clear cut so that something is absolutely meta or it is not. It is about whether...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to mellored's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
So.. Warlock. And I've added + 1/2 proficiency on all saves for everyone a while ago.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I think there is a lack of specificity to the discussion that is making it hard to be precise. When I say 'unbridgeable', I mean there...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
In fairness, though, back in the dark ages it probably took each of us a few years to accept and internalize the playstyles we use now...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
There are generic narrativist principles that Apocalypse World doesn’t spell out that are far more important than most of the principles...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I wouldn't consider hit points a currency, at least not in the same sense we use the term meta-currency. You can't "spend" a hit point...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
That doesn't help, because the people involved in complaints don't see why that would apply to individual powers. They'd probably have...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Yes, when I chose the word recursive, I was thinking of a conversation like this; - D&D mechanics are designed to emulate a genre. -...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
If that fantasy is derived from D&D then calling out the mechanics of D&D as genre mechanics based on those books seems, um, a little...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
i'd rather they made all classes some form of MAD, especially if your choice of secondary stat could offer customization avenues, but...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to MostlyHarmless42's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
We use point buy at our table with 30 points instead of 27. Gives a slight boost without completely messing up the game.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
"Life is sometimes crappy and unfair and so sometimes your RPG character should be too" is not a compelling argument for me. But there...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
This is where my logic takes me - the risk may be very small, but there's no upside to rolling that can't be achieved other ways without...