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darkbard reacted to Kannik's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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If one prefers no metacurrency, PbtA games, FitD (which as been a large part of the discussion in this thread) games, and Legend in the... -
Blades in the Dark’s Doskvol is my top tier example of usable city. I think it’s the way it organizes districts and then gives each a...
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Okay... so we're a few sessions in now, and the game has been very enjoyable. We've muddled through the rules a bit at times out of the...
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darkbard reacted to Hriston's post in the thread What's the hardest attribute to effectively role-play? with Like.
The point of having scores is to help determine the likelihood of the success or failure of the actions I choose for my PC through...
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darkbard reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with Like.
The gap between Paragon and Epic is particularly notable. But you're right that even Paragon tier PCs are remarkable in power. Well, in...
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darkbard reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with
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Which systems are these? I've not encountered a system like this. At least in 4e D&D, the point of both scaling DCs and levels is to... -
darkbard reacted to FailedFocus's post in the thread D&D 4E Thoughts / A review of Hammerfast: A Dwarven Outpost Adventure Site with Like.
I've been a player of 4th Edition since 2011, returning to it several times even since 2014 where getting a 5e game together is...
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darkbard reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
It is not the same. It has zero stakes and zero social or psychological pressure. It is very easy in a roleplayed situation to resist...
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darkbard reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
And by “require abstraction” you mean “we can’t feasibly physically act this out at the table”, right? I ask this based on past...
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darkbard reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Okay, but you can do that through freeform roleplaying, right? So what makes an RPG a preferable alternative for that goal if the rules...
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darkbard reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Yeah, I see this kind of comment fairly frequently, and I know I’ve seen you say it plenty of times. To me, it makes about as much sense...
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darkbard replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".It's good to know what you like! But what you're saying sure sounds like you enjoy role playing but not games. I know, I know. Next...
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darkbard replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".I want to counter this spurious Alexandrian claim about dissociated mechanics using two recent examples from the 4E D&D game I'm playing...
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This, this right here --- this is the kind of thing that keeps me coming to EnWorld. Awesome stuff, @hawkeyefan.
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Session Zero Okay, so... Session Zero. We pretty much have two jobs to do here. Detail the world and then create our characters. The...