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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D General Reinterpreting Fullcasters as Halfcasters, while preserving the Fullcaster feeling. (+).Take the Warlock chassis, with Pact Magic, and replace Mystic Arcanum with half-caster progression. Your spells only go up to 5th... -
DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) DM imposed restrictions to the game (+).Honestly, I can cope with edgy loners and bastard heroes. The one that breaks my teeth is that I can't run Street Fighter: the...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) DM imposed restrictions to the game (+).I'm sorry, I'm feeling poorly this morning and I'm a mite tetchier than normal. That's a healthy reflex, truth told, but like the "DM's...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) DM imposed restrictions to the game (+).Your argument would hold a lot more water if the same D&D players we're both complaining about were willing to play in anything but...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) DM imposed restrictions to the game (+).Goes hand-in-hand with online RP culture, especially in D&D spaces, being dominated by players who want to play their character and...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) DM imposed restrictions to the game (+).Yeah, most groups. Most of the problem players hang out on online gaming platforms or in game stores.
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) DM imposed restrictions to the game (+).Really just depends on what I'm running and for whom. My current "D&D" game is basically Phantasy Star + Level Up with a smattering...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread AI/LLMs Where is the "Ideas Guy Revolution" of Creativity and Productivity?.Hyperbolic, I suppose. Mea culpa. It's not "most" of the Western private sector. It's just a large and growing portion of the private...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread AI/LLMs Where is the "Ideas Guy Revolution" of Creativity and Productivity?.The tech is actually really useful for people who want to do the work; the problem with Idea Guys is that they're unwilling to admit...
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DammitVictor reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread AI/LLMs Where is the "Ideas Guy Revolution" of Creativity and Productivity? with
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That it can write novels is fact. But, again, is there any substantial group of people (who aren't trying to sell something) claiming... -
DammitVictor reacted to haakon1's post in the thread AD&D 2E AD&D on D&D Beyond? One Man's Dreams... with Like.
I would try it if D&D Beyond supported 3.5e. (I use a little, free version as a player in a few times a year 5e 2024 game.) WotC may...
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DammitVictor reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread AD&D 2E Do you consider the Handbooks canon? with Like.
I didn't mean balance in a CR way, but balance in more of bad design kind of way. There is also too much content that won't all fit into...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread AD&D 2E Do you consider the Handbooks canon?.No... my AD&D "core rules" are all the black border books (minus Council of Wyrms) plus Oriental Adventures; I love the idea of psionics...
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DammitVictor reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread AD&D 2E Do you consider the Handbooks canon? with Like.
2e taught me how unimportant game balance really is compared to earnest modeling of the setting.
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DammitVictor replied to the thread Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?.I don't really have a litmus test for generic games; most of the time, if I'm trying to run something I don't have a system for, I run...