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Fenris-77 replied to the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm.Yeah, this is what I was getting at. Gamers who are used to rules sets A and B that have features/mechanics X and Y might easily... -
Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why do you play games other than D&D?.I'm not misrepresenting the mechanics at all. I'm disagreeing about whether or not they work as advertised. In fact, my entire...
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Fenris-77 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with
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As a general rule, I advise chopping D&D treasure amounts back by about 90% when converting them to Shadowdark. (Alternately, just... -
Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why do you play games other than D&D?.Yup, I know how the game works. I've played it, run it, and designed for it. I don't want anyone to think I'm being unfriendly, so if...
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Fenris-77 replied to the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm.Im going to have to reread this and look for 'gaps'. That wasn't my impression on my first, admittedly casual, reading. The perception...
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Fenris-77 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with Like.
Another thought on this game - which obviously I've become temporarily obsessed by! - that also relates to some of the issues in the...
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Fenris-77 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with Like.
Thanks for the link to that blog! I agree with the blogger that there are some gaps in the rules, but actually don't think the Myths...
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Fenris-77 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with Like.
Thanks! The last time I filled in a hex map it was for my Torchbearer 2e game, and was just transcribing from my GH maps so that I could...
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I get the solve vs. create a mystery argument in B. Bay, but the game does play tricks on the mind. The players know that I haven't set...
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I'm between 99% and 100% sure that @Fenris-77 knows how Brindlewood Bay works. The point that he (and I) are making is that the players...
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Fenris-77 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread Why do you play games other than D&D? with Like.
I'm not a fan of the limited resource part. It feels gamey to me. Others are absolutely entitled to feel differently.
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Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why do you play games other than D&D?.Finding clues by having the skill in the right place isn't a limited resource though. You don't need a point spend to do that bit. The...
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Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why do you play games other than D&D?.It's not about convincing. Everyone can manage that for themselves, for sure. I was just pointing out that the game is quite popular as...
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Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why do you play games other than D&D?.For context, the Kickstarter for Brindlewood Bay and the BK for The Between (which uses the same mechanic) made three quarters of a...
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Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why do you play games other than D&D?.Why would I push back? Because I think you are entirely incorrect. I know you think the issue is obvious, but given that there are many...