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djotaku reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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See, I love history (real or imagined), so I want the history of the setting front and center. That's the most fun part for me. That... -
djotaku replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.I think it depends on your players as individuals, the game you're running and the GM. Players: I have heavy RP players in the two...
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djotaku replied to the thread First foray into paid DMing - 16 session in..That's pretty neat. Next year I might consider hiring a GM to do a birthday one-shot for me, the forever GM.
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djotaku reacted to Agamon's post in the thread First foray into paid DMing - 16 session in. with Like.
Yes, there's a mechanism in Start Player to show how many players are needed for the game to get started. Players apply to the game with...
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djotaku reacted to thullgrim's post in the thread First foray into paid DMing - 16 session in. with Like.
I’ve thought about joining a paid game. I’m a forever DM and for the games I want to play in I think I’d have to join a paid game. I’m...
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djotaku replied to the thread First foray into paid DMing - 16 session in..I'm not surprised your players are DMs. As the forever GM I always cherish the opportunity to get to be a player. Since "no one" wants...
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djotaku reacted to TheSword's post in the thread First foray into paid DMing - 16 session in. with Like.
Hey. So as some will know back in August I took my first steps into paid DMing. It wasn’t something I did lightly but I’ve been DMing...
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djotaku replied to the thread Kickstarter Daggerheart - Hope Springs Eternal launches next week!.Looks really awesome. Comes at a bad time for me as my TTRPG budget for 2025 is spent, but maybe if there are late pledges in January or...
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djotaku reacted to Libertad's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) [Eberron, 5th Edition] A comparison of the 2020 Tasha's Artificer to the 2025 Forge of the Artificer with Like.
Eberron Artificer, Old vs New While I won't be doing a full review of Forge of the Artificer, at the very least I figured to cover its...
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I prefer some telegraphing for traps. I also think it's more interesting. I don't like gotchas, nor do I like groups spending a month of...
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100% agree. Give the players choices at some point in the process. Part of that might be letting them know there is a trap and let them...
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Yes and no. It depends what you’re using them for. But the essence is that a trap is meant to be interacted with. That’s the key thing...
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djotaku replied to the thread Kickstarter Traveller 5e powered by the DnD SRD in 2026 crowdfunding.As someone who has Traveller from a humble bundle and has never played it, but is eyeing Starfinder 2e, I find this mildly intriguing.
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djotaku reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Kickstarter Traveller 5e powered by the DnD SRD in 2026 crowdfunding with Like.
During the d20 glut in the early 2000s, d20 Call of Cthulhu was a game nobody asked for and a lot people did not want. It was a...
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djotaku reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread Kickstarter Traveller 5e powered by the DnD SRD in 2026 crowdfunding with Like.
What's confusing for me is that if you are talking about 5e on the Citizens of the Imperium forum, or with anyone else who already knows...