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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with
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It's a theory. I don't think the theory holds up though, because my experience talking with 5e players is the lack of mechanical crunch... -
FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Bioessentialism isn't wrong where it isn't false to facts. Indeed, where it is true to facts it inherently important. It's a taboo...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread So you're done with D&D but still want to play D&Dish fantasy... with Like.
I love D&D 3.0e and I will never be done with it. 5e felt shallow by comparison and while I respected a lot of its design chops, I felt...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread Planescape Looking for sources on how alignments phsyically function as substances with Like.
The good news is that if you did, you'd be in good company, in that it never bothered the official writers of the setting to introduce...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General How many healing potions do you give your party? with Like.
Potions and scrolls and other temporary items were in 1e AD&D much easier to make and much more accessible than persistent magical...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread Planescape Looking for sources on how alignments phsyically function as substances with Like.
I think it would be a mistake to imagine the authors of D&D as complex moral philosophers offering coherent takes. Probably the single...
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FYep. I hear you. I have seen this sort of thing before too. "Stealth": An entire party casts invisibility on everyone and then...
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F@Theory of Games I always base leveling and attributes of a character in fiction based on what they actually are observed to do, not...
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FOn "Die Hard" as D&D scenario: John McClane is above gritty tier and in the low end action movie hero tier. He's about 6th level...
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FThe guards are roughly 2nd level fighters with 12/12/12/8/8/8 ability scores, armed with a combination of light lances, broad swords...
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FI differ I think from most tables in using absolutely the same rules for PCs and NPCs. So a 7 hp gobin dies in my game at -9hp...
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FMy take on this is that the implication is that an owlbear or other common to the "realm" predator doesn't stand a much of a chance...
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FFarealmer3 reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D 3.x Still playing 3e? Share your 3.0 and/or 3.5 house rules with Like.
I wish I could give this 100 thumbs up. As someone who loved 3.0e and had it immediately rekindle my love of D&D, I despised 3.5e. I...
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FWhat I prefer is that the rules don't describe a complex piece of software that is apparently intended to run on wetware, yet the rules...
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FGenerally agreed, although it depends on the NPC. A fourth level commoner or even a fourth level mercenary captain might and probably...