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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    That isn't even remotely what those mechanics are actually doing. You know it and I know it. We are gentlemen and lies do not become us...
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    Fenris-77 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Why I Hate Skills with Like Like.
    I don't think I follow this. At least in my experience, when playing AD&D with PCs of (say) 5th or higher level, then when the group...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    You also said you have no experience with encounter rolls or OSR games, which is what I was specifically talking about. That would...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    My man, you are busy criticizing rules and mechanics you have no experience with. You don't get to play the badly designed card here...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    This all begs the question as to why you're making declarative statements about systems and playstyles you have no experience with.
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    Yeah, I don't even think we're speaking the same language. You seem to think that the author's intent, or even oversights and mistakes...
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    Huh. I love the Middenheim book. To each his own I guess. Maybe you want to expand a little on what the actual features are in those...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    So explain to me how encounter rolls are a setting truth (whatever that is). You need to step back from shizz like my desired setting...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    You go to fancy dress balls? You rake, you.
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    @Pedantic - I wasn't trying to be dismissive. I just have trouble reconciling your very in-setting stance on the one hand with your...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    What an odd thing to say. Moving on I guess.
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    Staying in a group and not scouting or taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by splitting the group for things like ambush is...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    That is precisely the problem, yes. Teh best strategic choice is one that is penalized, quite severely in some cases, which is IMO a...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    I think you're missing the point. There's no real in-setting reason the party shouldn't split up at all, in fact it makes great sense in...
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    Fenris-77 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Why I Hate Skills with Like Like.
    I also think that "the answer is not on your character sheet" thing is part of it. When the solution is on your character sheet...when...
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