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DammitVictor reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with
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Also, conversely, I'd argue that the 3E Unearthed Arcana book was the best book of that era. It still has good mechanics and ideas worth... -
DammitVictor reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
I'd forgotten about the rolling they came up with. Do you want to play a paladin? Roll 9d6 for charisma, 8d6 for strength, etc to ensure...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread What Bit Of Fan Fic/Edit/Theory Made a Thing Better or even GREAT For You?.Cranky Kong is the original Donkey Kong; the modern Donkey Kong is his grandson. So, where's Donkey Kong Jr.? Jumpman in the original...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+].Well, I don't want to relitigate my gripes with 3e and 5e multiclassing. Simply applying paragon class features as ancestry bonuses--...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+].Well, I generally agree-- very broadly-- that any character concept that is supposed to be supported by the rules should be viable under...
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DammitVictor reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
I’d probably do something along the lines of giving each race substitute or variant features & weaknesses for the base class. As a...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+].Like according to the d20PFSRD, the Dwarf has the Foehammer (Fighter), Forgemaster (Cleric), Stonelord (Paladin) and Exarch...
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DammitVictor reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
Big fan of the OSR game you reference here. Also very intrigued by merging these concepts with A5e (my other favorite D&D-like) and it's...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+].Feels like I'm drifting pretty far afield if I'm talking about multiclassing systems outside of 3.X or 5.X... or at least good 3PP hacks...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+].The shortcomings of Classic's "race as class" system (imitated in at least one non-D&D example, Palladium Fantasy RPG) are well-known...
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DammitVictor posted the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] in D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants.Pursuant to this thread, I thought I'd like to have a (less contentious) thread to discuss both design goals and better solutions for...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread D&D General 5E species with further choices and differences.From most of the attempts I've seen. Take one of the standard PHB player races and divide it into "species" and "culture"; 9 times put...
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DammitVictor reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General 5E species with further choices and differences with Like.
So, stepping away from the hot argument, I'd like to add some nuance here. Because... maybe you're wrong, there. We, in our real...
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DammitVictor reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General 5E species with further choices and differences with Like.
I think, on a purely meta design level, the most interesting species in D&D is warforged. They are not biological. They have no...
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DammitVictor reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General 5E species with further choices and differences with Like.
So, this is what I mean... Your focus on "truly alien mind" is, itself, not a peer-journal worthy consideration. You're dropping...