Edgar Ironpelt's latest activity
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?.I say that fighters are pigeon-holed as the "combat machine" or "dumb jock" class rather than "meat shield" but it works out to about... -
Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.It looks to me like a bad case of assumption clash and the player believing you to be acting in bad faith. The player may have an...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+].I had mixed feelings about eliminating the class limits on races in 3.5e, even though I consider 3.5e "peak D&D" On the one hand I don't...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread What Geek Media Do You Refuse To Partake In?.Over the years I've become less and less interested in anything involving "moving pictures" - TV, Movies, or Anime - and now I'm at the...
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Edgar Ironpelt reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread What Geek Media Do You Refuse To Partake In? with
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Ah, thought of an all-encompassing type of geek media I'll never get into - collectible card games. I have no desire to play them, no... -
Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread Where Complexity Belongs.I don't think having a game designed "purely by players" would be practical. Deliberately looking at rules and rule design from a...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread Where Complexity Belongs.The juice needs to be worth the squeeze, not just for the GM, but for the players as well, and not just the first time but after 10 or...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread Dumb Game Ideas: Mash-Ups.I had a friend who once claimed that a stereotypical 4-color Superheroes setting was inherently a mashup of All The Genres, albeit at a...
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Edgar Ironpelt reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Not to my mind. The story is created in the telling/writing/filming/whatever process, because IMO stories need some degree of pointed...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread Your next v3.5 ranger - 2weapons or bow?.I voted "more than about the weapon choice." But my druthers as a player is for archery, if forced to choose. If I had a "two weapon...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D General Hypothetical: D&D without ability scores (or bonuses).It might be a good game, but it wouldn't be D&D. I say this as someone who has played (and run) games with fewer ability scores, more...
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Edgar Ironpelt reacted to Shades of Eternity's post in the thread D&D General Short folk appreciation thread – what do you play? with Like.
And I'm building a charming halfling rogue with an ungo (sasquatch) companion called Han Golow. :D
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out.I do see the conflict. The immediate, obvious question from me as a player is "What things?" Until I know, I can't say what I do. That...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D General Short folk appreciation thread – what do you play?.I generally play humans when I play. For world-building and character creation as a GM or an author of read-only fiction, I favor...
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Edgar Ironpelt reacted to Kurotowa's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
Good luck trying to change human nature! A preference for big damage numbers and hitting the enemy until they stop moving holds true...