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el-remmen replied to the thread The oldest tech you still use.My 2006 Honda Civic had 230,000 miles on it in 2021 when I finally got rid of it. The engine was in great shape and would have run for... -
el-remmen replied to the thread The oldest tech you still use.This thread has taught me that old speakers (and many old receivers/amplifiers) last forever (or so my Yamaha speakers and Onkyo...
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New stuff expires at the same time the warranty does and is made to be thrown away. Old stuff was built tough and repairable.
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Hmmm I put a rock over my trash can lid to hold it down. Im not a geologist but I reckon its a few thousand years old. Do I win?
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As an aside, part of the reason I would never claim to run a complete RAW game is, to put it bluntly, I never learn every single rule...
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el-remmen replied to the thread Do you go in RAW 100%?.I play it however the person who taught it to me says it works.
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I’d say your players are your auditors. If they’re having fun, you’ve passed your audit.
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Never 100% RAW, in 40+ years of DMing D&D. That flexibility is why it’s still my favorite game.
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I try very hard the first time. I don't try as hard the second time. If I run a game for a third time, I'm taking some liberties.
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Given that I never read the rules fully, nor can I remember them compared to other similar rules 10% of the time, I try, but rarely...
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el-remmen reacted to Swarmkeeper's post in the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles? with
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100%. Not to mention that there are so many variations in character builds and abilities that "meant to be played" can't possibly be a... -
el-remmen reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles? with Like.
And I find it fascinating that when I talk to different DMs they do espouse thing like @tetrasodium. Then, when I play at the table...
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el-remmen replied to the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles?.I wholeheartedly agree.
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el-remmen reacted to Silam's post in the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles? with Like.
As I like to say… D&D is a different game with each DM. So I’ve played a few different kinds of D&Ds given that I’ve played with...
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el-remmen replied to the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles?.I find this fascinating and funny because I totally disagree with @tetrasodium’s perspective but also do not look at my D&D games as “a...
