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DEFCON 1 replied to the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out.Then why are you hitting 'Reply' to my post and talking to me about it when Reynard was the one asking for people's experiences? If you... -
DEFCON 1 reacted to payn's post in the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out with
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You can lead a gamer to mountain dew, but you cant make them drink. Some folks simply do not want to drive the game. As much as folks... -
DEFCON 1 replied to the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out.But do they know when they are meant to tackle it? How long is the so-called "long game"? Is it meant to be in three levels? Six...
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DEFCON 1 replied to the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out.Of you players? Of course. I have no idea how they feel about how the game has been run. But you asked about our experiences, so I...
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DEFCON 1 replied to the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out.To me the conflict is "I dunno. What is there to do? Especially if the eventual end point is to deal with this BBEG?" From the sounds...
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DEFCON 1 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
It is IMO if you are telling people who don't share your preferences to do something else with their time other than engaging with the...
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DEFCON 1 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
Worldbuilding is a different experience than just writing a story. It focuses on setting rather than plot or character. I really wish...
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DEFCON 1 replied to the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out.I have never bothered with player-driven campaigns, because players have this idea that the world exists around them. So they should be...
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DEFCON 1 reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread Crows, James Introcasos MCDM Dungeon Crawler RPG with Like.
Yeah, I’ll be interested in hearing this too. My take on MCDM’s philosophy is they are definitely going to put something out there that...
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DEFCON 1 replied to the thread Crows, James Introcasos MCDM Dungeon Crawler RPG.Something I'll be curious about is how either side of the "go in guns blazing and the monster will kill you outright because they are...
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DEFCON 1 reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
So, we can start looking at that question with another question: Where does the truly casual player fit in in a game that allows high...
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DEFCON 1 reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread Leon Barillaro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
The cream still rises to the top, and the people who make it to the top positions still have to pay their dues. There may be a glut of...
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DEFCON 1 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes.I've believed this is what the surveys have always been... just seeing which new ideas at a basic form are intriguing to players. Basic...
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DEFCON 1 replied to the thread Homebrew 5E Artificer Spellcasting Houserule Idea.Nothing. I would not play any character who was stuck having to guess what they were going to need for the day when they made their...
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DEFCON 1 reacted to Composer99's post in the thread Crows, James Introcasos MCDM Dungeon Crawler RPG with Like.
Using the 5e SRD as a basis for your own game - or using any RPG 'game engine' that happened to be built for a specific game but is...