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I like a mix of both but more on the side of vicarious adventure. Call it 65%/35%. All smash and grab isn't interesting to me but I... -
Flying Toaster replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone WANT to play 1e?.A few more thoughts about Wizardry, and how it both followed old D&D conventions and also anticipated some later trends in character...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone WANT to play 1e? with
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.....thank you. You have no idea. Ahem. Anyway, I think the answer to, "Why 1e?" is quite simple. Think of me as your RPG sommelier.*... -
Flying Toaster replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone WANT to play 1e?.I am imagining the “open market” for magic items in a Gygaxian 1E world like Greyhawk: (a sketchy half-orc dweomer-monger, clad in a...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone WANT to play 1e? with Like.
In the DMG it's more a matter of implication. All the discussion of rarity and how difficult it is to make them. The charts do tell...
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Flying Toaster reacted to grimslade's post in the thread Homebrew What makes for a perfect base hub for adventures? with Like.
I think a network of 'home' bases works best. There is a hamlet/thorpe/village with the usual mundane tools and repairs available and an...
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Flying Toaster reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Homebrew What makes for a perfect base hub for adventures? with Like.
As others have mentioned, it depends on what style of campaign you want to have. The first two work well if you're going for an "expand...
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Flying Toaster reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread Homebrew What makes for a perfect base hub for adventures? with Like.
Some sort of keep possibly near the border. Names of NPCs optional.
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Flying Toaster reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread Homebrew What makes for a perfect base hub for adventures? with Like.
The one time I set out to create a homebase option, a run down former "adventurer's guild" in a city that the party could clear the...
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Flying Toaster reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
There are four pathways to power. Earned power: you studied, you labored, you put in the time. Inherited power: your physiology, or...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Audiomancer's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
“Some are born with Fireball [Sorcerers], some achieve Fireball [Wizards], and some have Fireball thrust upon ‘em [Warlocks].” — William...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Staffan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
I had a vague idea for a setting back in early 3e (when Sorcerers were New and Shiny and had Belts), where Wizardry was the main...
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"In the grim, dark future, there is only customs enforcement."
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Flying Toaster reacted to doctorhook's post in the thread Paizo Ends Pathfinder Adventure Path Softcovers, Switching to Quarterly Model with Like.
How do they define “recreational books”? Most RPG books have more in common with a college textbook than a novel: large size, lots of...