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That simply hasn't been my experience. Since COVID however, most of the games I've been in as a player or DM have been with people who...
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Absolutely! 100%. I suspect I just believe there are more of those player/DM dynamics found across the globe than you do. :)
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Surprise is just one of the many tools a DM has in their toolbox. What you're describing to me is the behavior of players whose DMs rely...
Sep 27, 2025
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Yeah, I don’t get the brouhaha over railroad. At least I don’t get it to the point that it spawns hundred page threads.
Sep 27, 2025
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I'm claiming that any game that was made because someone played D&D and found something missing in D&D that they wanted in their D&D so...
Sep 27, 2025
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That's true, and was exactly @Not a Decepticon 's point to me earlier in the thread, which I can acknowledge. And I can't deny that...
Sep 27, 2025
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I’m just referring back to the original Ron Edwards definition because yeah, I think Fantasy Heartbreaker gets thrown around a bit too...
Sep 27, 2025
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Do you feel that pans out in play though? I can definitely see @DEFCON 1 's point about this. If the party can do it themselves without...
Sep 27, 2025
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I would agree that 'in the world of Eberron' that is what is supposed to happen, and if this was a novel series then absolutely the...
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The whole point of these organizations is that they can apply an economy of scale. The players may be able to do the same things as...
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Eh... we can all get into the weeds trying to truly define what 'fantasy heartbreaker' actually is supposed to mean... but as we have...
Sep 27, 2025
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The major difference being that fantasy heartbreakers don’t have an audience already. That’s a big part of the heartbreak. They self...
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The rules aren't a D&D adaptation/expansion (like say Tales of the Valiant, Pathfinder or Level Up are)... although the game does have a...
Sep 27, 2025
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Point taken... but then let's say Daggerheart is a 'fantasy heartbreaker' because it's the all fans and players hearts that have been...
Sep 27, 2025
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I disagree that the party would need or want to actually interact with these organizations if the party itself can accomplish whatever...
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