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DragonLancer reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with
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Alignments are key for certain outsiders in my worldview. I.e. Infernal vs Celestial. An infernal must be Evil and a celestial must be... -
DragonLancer reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I suspect a lot of the reason alignment started to be deprecated is because of the way it can be abused to short-cut the investigation...
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DragonLancer reacted to Sword of Spirit's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I like alignment because: 1) It expresses the cosmological nature of the Planescape / Great Wheel cosmology which I love. 2) It is...
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DragonLancer reacted to The Sigil's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
There's more truth to this than we'd like to admit, and unfortunately I think in too many instances we see players that want to play...
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DragonLancer reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
For sure. Last summer I ran D&D for a bunch of 12 year old boys. I gave them free reign to do whatever they wanted, but tried to show...
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Sure, but defaults matter. I don't avoid making many changes to core rules because I'm lazy or because I don't think I can balance...
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In 5e Classic, outside of helping absolute beginners pick one, I never once had a conversation about the mechanical choice of background...
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DragonLancer replied to the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words.D&D 2024 - The Last Hyborean (Homebrew campaign). Aggressive Negotiations Uncover Sinister Plot.
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DragonLancer reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
i think one of the major issues with alignment isn't a problem with alignment as such but in various forms of perception around it...
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DragonLancer reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread What Makes A Successful Superhero CAMPAIGN with Like.
For me, a successful superheroes campaign requires the Chris Claremont formula all the way. Superhero action interspersed with soap...
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DragonLancer reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
Not saying the game is perfect, far from it, but I am not surprised that you complaints based on your highly anomalous experience do not...
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DragonLancer reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
I'm not convinced that starting 1st or 3rd or whatever is the reason your experience has been poor, unless you put it all down to the...
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DragonLancer reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
Or maybe character death isn't the most interesting choice as far as consequences go? Dunno. Might be worth a thought. Yes, I'm aware...
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DragonLancer replied to the thread D&D General Mixed Background.Custom backgrounds is the standard in my campaigns. Lets players have what they feel is best suited to their character.
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DragonLancer reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I have seen, somewhere, a D&D house rule which used the MtG Color Wheel instead of the standards, with the nuance of two-color...