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Deekin reacted to Ulorian - Agent of Chaos's post in the thread D&D General [+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one? with
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@EzekielRaiden I submitted my vote without noticing that I had They should all be simple selected. Ignore that vote... -
Deekin reacted to Tigris's post in the thread D&D General [+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one? with Like.
I dont see how this is easy. Sure simpler than some other casters but its still: Tracking up to 9 different ressources + needing to...
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Deekin reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one? with Like.
Sorcerer - same as the 3e version where it has spells, it has slots, and it's good to go. No preparation or pre-memorization, nothing...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one? with Like.
Exactly what it says on the tin. I am, personally, of the opinion that D&D has almost never had an actually simple caster. Note the [+]...
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Deekin reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
They're repeat customers every time they buy an adventure module. That's where early TSR blundered into getting it right and later TSR...
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Deekin reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
Sure a broken clock is right twice a day so there is a chance he is correct, but he is a BEEEEEEPING BEEP of a BEEEEEEPTASTIC person who...
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Deekin reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
I'm glad someone else is saying this. Whitman already has a new page up for his latest "venture" of taking money to reach out to old TSR...
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Deekin reacted to dbolack's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
The old-fashioned way. He earned it. Let's start by refusing to pay a widow for her husband's work after he died....
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Deekin reacted to Artamo's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
I feel like Ben Riggs’ book did a better job at the explaining what happened than a water pipe analogy in a Facebook post. It could all...
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Deekin reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
yes, the 7 year pipe is probably accurate (if anything it feels too long). Framing it as a problem that needed solving for TSR to...
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Deekin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
Worth noting that Ken only worked "for" TSR for 1 year. During that year, he actually worked for GenCon and was the conventions...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Lies, Darn Lies, and Statistics: Why DPR Isn't the Stat to Rule them All with Like.
It really isn't. Like it really, really isn't. If you care to show otherwise, I'm all ears.
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out with Like.
Perhaps I am misunderstanding, but I was under the impression that the thing you did here--presenting a situation--is perfectly...
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Deekin reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Wizards Hires Erin Roberts as Game Designer for D&D with Like.
Very much a matter of taste, that. YP was dependent on nostalgia, I found the adventures in that either very dated, or dull as...
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Deekin reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Wizards Hires Erin Roberts as Game Designer for D&D with Like.
I have to confess that I haven't really looked closely at Godsbreath, I skipped that adventure because levels. My favourite setting from...