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doctorbadwolf reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Do You Care About Cosmology? with
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I have been blissfully running a Ptolus campaign since 2006. Its world, Praemal, has no access out to the other planes, and any planar... -
Cool. So far, at least. Does it affect the design? If not, it's wasted, IMO. If I'm playing a cleric, or if the cosmology includes...
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As reading material, it can be interesting, as gaming framework, I don't know that I can remember a solid concept let alone one which...
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I clicked the middle option but really I feel like you can separate games into two groups: 1) Those heavily informed by their...
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Edit: assuming a D&D type game... As a player: Having some very basic information, if relevant to the character's origin (ie does this...
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I don't think it is particularly interesting or important, unless it creates actually gameable opportunities.
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doctorbadwolf reacted to Edgar Ironpelt's post in the thread Do You Care About Cosmology? with Like.
I do homebrew settings, and creating cosmologies is an essential part of that. Not so much for my players (or my readers, in the case of...
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I think that my primary interest in cosmology tends to be a little more anthropological. I am curious to see how it shapes and informs...
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Learning the cosmology for a given setting is an interesting thing to read about. :) My favorite D&D cosmology would have to be...
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Whether or not I-as-player ever read any of it, I still want it to be there as a foundation that makes the setting tick and that informs...
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doctorbadwolf replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Convince me that the Ranger is a necessary Class..God no please. The most concrete skills should get us how they were in 4e, and even that is too specific and thus restricted. I...
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doctorbadwolf reacted to Horwath's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Convince me that the Ranger is a necessary Class. with Like.
5E could really use 2/3rd caster types. honestly, only wizards and clerics should be full casters. druids, bards, warlocks, artificers...
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Years ago, yeah, nowadays no. If I do something on another plane its one and done, doesn't need an entire explanation of the planes.
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I want to know the background lore and stuff, but I'm pretty sure I'm in a minority. But I think it's good to have it there, as a "base...
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I have played a lot of games with this type of system. PbtA and Blades most commonly. And it was a problem with all but the very best...