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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D 3.x Running 3e D&D for the first time in a while, any advice? with
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I think it is fair to say that 3e very much makes the assumption that the vast majority of opponents will not be leveled NPCs, because... -
FBatman's biggest superpower is he was born wealthy, and not just comfortable but preeminently wealthy. That and he apparently has an 18...
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FWell, one answer might be that ability scores don't obey a bell curve in the general population. If there were a general lack of...
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FRand al'Thor was NEVER normal. Rand just thought he was normal. Rand's story arc is about figuring out just how not normal in any...
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FI think there is a difference between "exceptional in potential" and "exceptional in competency/capability", and I think it is important...
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FEven Luke isn't a complete N00b. Biggs, who has been to the Imperial Academy and thus been formally trained, and who is competent...
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FIn any system I like the PC to be slightly above average to begin the game. In D&D in particular, with its Bildungsroman and Heroes'...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like? with Like.
And I will note I finished the 69th session of my current Star Wars D6 campaign on Tuesday, which ended at the beginning of a fire fight...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like? with Like.
It's such a general question that I don't know that I can answer. "Non-profit" here is vaguely defined. I hold that profit is a close...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like? with Like.
Yes. That's what I am saying. I'm saying that a game that is only successful for a brief time, isn't successful. I'm saying that "God...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like? with Like.
It's still relevant 10 years after launch. The company that published it provides steady employment for its employees (even if just a...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What do you, personally, need a system to do for you? with Like.
At a very basic level, it's pretty simple. Players will repeatedly throw at me doubtful propositions where the outcome isn't obvious or...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread How long before you tire of a thread here? with Like.
I gave up eight or nine years ago on trying to get someone to see sense if they don't seem to be making sense, not just here but...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Should a general Adventurer class be created to represent the Everyman? with Like.
An everyman who doesn't adventure is a Commoner. Once you start adventuring you typically become something else, but an everyman...
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FI'm taking a lot of Traveller about how small independent freighters work and porting it into my Star Wars game. Star Wars has much...