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Distracted DM reacted to Nikosandros's post in the thread OSR OSE Starter Set: Dungeons of the Undermoon with
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Necrotic Gnome has been mentioning Dungeons of the Undermoon for a while, but I paid attention to it only with the latest development... -
Distracted DM reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
It's important to note that you usually have to spend a Fate Point (metacurrency) to use an aspect, so they don't come up every roll...
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Distracted DM reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I liked it more when it had effects tied to it, I even used it ages ago when running an old thunder rift adventure where anyone who was...
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Distracted DM reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread What is a West Marches game? with Like.
The news that Critical Role's fourth season will be a West Marches style game is introducing a lot of gamers and critters to the term...
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Distracted DM reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with
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As others have said, alignment is a useful shorthand for PC and NPC alike. Where I really like it, though, is with things like... -
Distracted DM reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I strongly prefer the faction concept of alignment. Even using the nine-point system I see it that way, like Planescape. Alugnment isn't...
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Distracted DM reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread Critical Role to Use D&D 2024 Rules For Campaign Four, Expands to Three Tables and Thirteen Players with Like.
Darrington Press: Hires Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford to lead Daggerheart. CR Fans: You have a lack of confidence in Daggerheart...
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Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment?.I like alignment as a cosmic force, inspired by Moorcock's eternal champion etc. I do find it useful as a rough shorthand for NPCs, but...
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Distracted DM reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I only like the concept when it's aligned to "cosmic forces" or philosophies. Example: Michael Moorcock's Chaos vs Law. Or another...
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Distracted DM reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
Not a fan of Alignment as D&D Myers-Briggs. I like Alignment as cosmic factions with whom players actively align themselves.
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Distracted DM reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D General Tucker's Kobolds: worth using in 5e? with Like.
I ran a sandbox campaign that had a section labeled fantasy #%^*ing Vietnam that was dirty with Tucker’s kobolds. A group of PCs...
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Distracted DM replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) Sight & Targeting a Spell.That's a fair house rule- more than generous I think, considering.
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Distracted DM replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) acolyte squad casting sleep.I can see the strangeness here. I'm going to guess that you won't get much satisfaction cuz the rules just don't cover this instance...
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Distracted DM replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) acolyte squad casting sleep.My house-rule for squads of casters is allowing them to upcast spells. So they won't have access to higher level spells, but upcasting...
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Distracted DM reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General Tucker's Kobolds: worth using in 5e? with Like.
The argument against Tucker's Kolbolds is "if your players don't like traps, they're not going to like manned traps." The original idea...