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Flying Toaster reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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I used to hang out with a guy who was working on his PhD on English. He made a distinction between "stories" and "narratives." A... -
Flying Toaster reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
With the exception of the ranger class which I would pull over from 1e, I'd play 2e in a heartbeat over 1e. No question.
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Flying Toaster reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I think that this is true for a lot of game engines, be they computer or tabletop, at least if they're "sufficiently" (whatever that...
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Flying Toaster reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I agree, but others have at times acted like i was being unreasonable for disliking it. IMO, if every dwarf doesnt have stonecunning...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Marc17's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
That is the general intent of 5E. Now, that was also the general intent of 1E AD&D. Most everybody was 0-level. Only leader types...
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Flying Toaster reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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Oooof. I have got big feels on this subject. I was an ardent fan of D&D through the 90s and most of the 00s, but the mechanical paradigm... -
Flying Toaster reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
another issue could be that people do not like vancian casting in the abstract, but that does not mean they will prefer your specific...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I don't have a source on this, but my understanding is that the various restrictions on spellcasters in AD&D 1E and 2E were an example...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
This is definitely possible. I'm talking about the reason for choices and changes (or really just what our evidentiary support regarding...
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Flying Toaster reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
i think if they had been more willing to present more distinct themed settings and encourage curation in their guides they maybe...
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Flying Toaster reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I'm going to add one evolution that I'm seeing in D&D... for good and bad. I think we're seeing a shift from practical consequences of...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Probably more accurate to say "appeals to." That will often invoke "similarity" but there must be differences for medium and...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Since the very beginning of the hobby, D&D and computer/video games have had a recursive relationship. D&D spread on college campuses...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Chaltab's post in the thread Wizards Hires Erin Roberts as Game Designer for D&D with
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Luckily, Gene Roddenberry circa 1987 doesn't work at WOTC so interpersonal conflicts are fine. -
Flying Toaster reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Wizards Hires Erin Roberts as Game Designer for D&D with Like.
We're treating the citadel as the Enterprise. It's a place where everyone goes back to between missions (they're playing Shieldbearers)...