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EI'd absolutely love a CRPG (in the Baldurs Gate vein) set in Eberron. Would need to have turn-based combat though. That we never got a...
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EEric V reacted to payn's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
Wow.
Tried to watch Old Guard 2 last night and...woof! I wish I was watching Highlander 2 instead. -
EEric V reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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That's like saying I take on the role of the shoe in Monopoly. In very gamist play, being a fighter or a cleric or whatever, doesn't... -
EEric V reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The actual problem, I think, is that people are viewing the cook as a wandering monster when they're not. They're not there to try to...
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EEric V reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And thus the exhausting, essential conservatism. There's no looking for a path towards realizing any sort of play goal, there's just...
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EEric V reacted to Gimby's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm interested how you determine how many checks you need for this more granular style - we all know that the more checks are made, the...
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EEric V reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'd add to this - if the probabilities are adjusted so that the overall outcome is not punishing, then each individual roll becomes...
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EEric V reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Unfortunately, in practice, what this means is that the PC's will nearly always fail. Because the DM simply piles on check after check...
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EEric V reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, well it was a quick example that I thought folks could separate from gameplay and would then easily demonstrate the connections...
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EEric V reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Which is exactly why I have such a dislike for this "game-as-artifact" concept. You can now fluidly move back and forth between...
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EEric V reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The commitment to finding ever more absurd reasons to construct a Straw-Fail-Forward and knock it down is remarkable. For other people...
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EEric V reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I never claimed it started the fire. I don't even know how you would have drawn that conclusion. It's amazing to me how you guys are...
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EEric V reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You just can't answer the question directly, huh? Forget gameplay for a moment. If in real life, if someone was trying to open the...
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EEric V reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Are you going to tell us what rules you use to establish valid action declaration in the intent + task RPGs that you play? Or in any of...
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EEric V reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Haha.
Am I to assume that you want your home to be in a battle zone, and you want to spend your days fighting for your life?