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DragonLancer reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with
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I've always felt the biggest thing you would need to emphasize for a more historical game is just how strongly people believe in the... -
DragonLancer reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
Coincidentally, my favorite version of AD&D and the one my personal vision of the game adheres most closely to. Maybe that's why I feel...
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DragonLancer replied to the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll).It hasn't been medieval fantasy since 2nd edition unfortunately. Steampunk is close to what it appears as now but even that isn't quite...
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DragonLancer reacted to GMMichael's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
It seems that "medieval fantasy" no longer applies to D&D. It's more of a steampunk game, despite some of the art. Here's why...
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DragonLancer replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) 5e GMs: Do/Have/Would You Start Above 1st Level? (Note: Cannot change your vote.).1st level every time. Under previous editions we have tried starting at 3rd but it is unpopular with my group. My players and I feel...
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DragonLancer reacted to mellored's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
There's no coherent distinction between a paladin and cleric either. Or fighter and barbarian.
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DragonLancer reacted to Staffan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with
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DragonLancer reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
It's a shorthand code many-many-many people understand. Heck, I was in a high school counseling office the other day and saw a Muppet's...
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DragonLancer reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
One way of describing a person's personality is to discuss their "frameworks", basically how they interpret the world around them. Two...
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DragonLancer reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
Alignments are key for certain outsiders in my worldview. I.e. Infernal vs Celestial. An infernal must be Evil and a celestial must be...
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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...