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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread RPG Evolution: The Rolling Frontier.I've heard of at least one campaign where the PCs were members of a gypsy band, with the stereotypical gypsy house-carts. And I have... -
Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D General Explain 5(.5)e to me.There's an old saying in the Science Fiction fan community that "The Golden Age of Science Fiction is 14."
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Edgar Ironpelt reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General Explain 5(.5)e to me with
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D&D in the WotC era (and arguably in the late 2E era) has moved away from "boy, I hope I can survive sneaking into this sewer and... -
Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D General Poll: How many Role Playing Games do you play besides D&D?.Currently I'm only running a D&D game. Over the course of time I've also run or played: Runequest Tunnels & Trolls Villains &...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread GURPS settings appreciation thread.Yes, GURPS and the Traveller setting were a good fit. I do have a minor aesthetic regret that SJG put the original "Beowolf calling...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread GURPS settings appreciation thread.I have four feet of GURPS supplements from back when I was buying them. My favorite handful would be High Tech, Ultra-Tech, Space...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread different types of divination.List of Divination Methods From The Complete List of Divination Methods (Ancient & Modern) - Occultist 1. Astrology: Interpreting...
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Edgar Ironpelt reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Ahh, victim-blaming. A classic. "It's your fault for getting bored when you literally cannot participate with the game!" And notice, I...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?.It's never come up in my games. But then my style is to handwave away all the gritty lovely-filth realism of camping out in the...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D General Who put all this Sci-Fi in my soup!?.As others have pointed out, sci-fi artifacts and elements in D&D and in fantasy in general has been a trope for a very long time. It's...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it?.I expect to do that in my next campaign too. In my current Brotherhood of Rangers game, all the PCs have at least 6+Int per level...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it?.I found the cross-class skill penalty to be too severe for my tastes. Between that and the other issues I had, I ended up creating house...
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Edgar Ironpelt replied to the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time?.The only Forgotten Realms product that I ever bought was Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. Just not interested in any of the other...
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Edgar Ironpelt reacted to Staffan's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I still like the 13th Age solution: hp thresholds for crowd control spells. There is some of this in 5e with sleep and color spray, but...
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Edgar Ironpelt reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
It's the same problem as Magic: The Gathering. It's often a better play to nullify your opponent than to defeat them quickly (unless you...