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el-remmen reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General What character sheets do you use and what do you put on them? with
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There rarely seems to be room to put on the full text of an ability, particularly with a paper sheet. So I put down the name of the... -
el-remmen reacted to Belen's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
It doesn’t matter. I have been told consistently from the folks arguing in this thread that any restriction on the player is bad. If I...
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el-remmen replied to the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24.This doesn't really have anything to do with the topic at hand, except an example of how I must play D&D so differently from what I hear...
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el-remmen reacted to Truename's post in the thread Easy DIY Gaming Table (no woodworking) with Like.
I spent the last few days experimenting with my test order. I found some problems, but they were easily fixed. My biggest concern was...
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el-remmen reacted to Truename's post in the thread Easy DIY Gaming Table (no woodworking) with Like.
I’m still waiting on the aluminum, but gaming mat arrived! This is a custom-cut 4’x6’ mat from Viking Mats. Feels good to play on and...
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el-remmen reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
No, there isn't. There may be general expectations as to what's typically involved in a game of D&D. But there is no "contract" of any...
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el-remmen reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
There is no universal "D&D social contract" that anyone is beholden to. A social contract is formed by the people at the table actually...
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el-remmen reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
If people can only enjoy a game if there plenty of options to pick from, that's certainly their prerogative. We like what we like, and...
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el-remmen reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Behold, the platonic ideal. 6 Ancestry options, 4 Classes. Even with your hypothetical restrictions? Plenty. Thousands of...
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el-remmen reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
So, here is the thing about this discourse that I find weird: in big literary Fantasy hits of recent years, they tend to be more...
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el-remmen reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
If I'm considering joining a table of folks I don't know very well, or at all, and the DM has a list of seemingly arbitrary restrictions...
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el-remmen reacted to tombowings's post in the thread D&D General Vanity Frankenstein 5E: My homebrew D&D project [+] (Full & Revised ToC now included) with Like.
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el-remmen reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I agree with most of your post except this bit: I think the beauty of a narrow setting can be that it strongly pushes a game you're...
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el-remmen reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A fix for advantage/disadvantage stacking with Like.
As usual, I tagged this for 2024, but it applies equally to 2014 and presumably to your 5e-alike of choice, as long as it has advantage...
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el-remmen reacted to Li Shenron's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A fix for advantage/disadvantage stacking with Like.
Considering that as a default the results of rolls are binary (success/failure), I don't see how this house rule changes the game at...