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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Anyone familiar with the variant, "That is not what YOUR character would do."? I once played 5e with someone who would often say... -
definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D General Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford Join Darrington Press with
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Probably like every corporate employee looking at the top positions getting filled with external resources. Could be worse, watching... -
definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D General Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford Join Darrington Press with Like.
A related question: how long will Darrington and CR continue to be treated like tiny indie darlings instead of the sprawling corporate...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford Join Darrington Press.I wonder how the Darrington Press folks who were there from the very beginning feel about these two big names swooping in and taking the...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Imaro's post in the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It? with Like.
I ran a Shadowdark one shot with my group and I was surprised at how much I liked always on initiative outside of combat. It helped me...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to zakael19's post in the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It? with Like.
Most games that include the idea of "combat" but have no set initiative, also don't lock you into combat; you instead are in a scene...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Koloth's post in the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It? with Like.
In a PF1 game, for many non combat situations, we don't use initiative. If someone is doing something, often the rest of us just...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to aramis erak's post in the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It? with Like.
Initiative: It's not just baggage from D&D; it's baggage from tabletop wargames of the 1960s onward, as well, both the chits on map and...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It?.I think that I am mostly in agreement. The only thing I don't really see is the importance of the in-game timescale. I added this...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Reynard's post in the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It? with
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I have a theory that no game designer has EVER run thir game as written, from Gygax to Dionne. -
definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It?.What you are saying makes sense to me. But at the same time, I have a small doubt. Maybe things are happening fast for the characters...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It?.I actually saw an actual play with Kelsey Dionne as GM, where she told her players that the order is optional outside of combat. But...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Reynard's post in the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It? with Like.
You may find Shadowdark interesting then. One of its quirks is that it has "always on initiative" in and out of combat.
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It?.I appreciate the responses. The idea that there are situations where the "order of actions" doesn't matter is interesting. Why doesn't...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Umbran's post in the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It? with Like.
Well combat - or any situation where a lot of very important actions are happening in rapid succession, and the order in which they...