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GMMichael reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with
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GMMichael reacted to I'm A Banana's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
One of the interesting things about how D&D grew was that it grew out of wargames, where historical accuracy matters quite a bit more...
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GMMichael replied to the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll).LotR is a specific work, yes. It has also inspired countless, similar works. I'd call the style of that group a genre. Maybe even...
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GMMichael reacted to Laurefindel's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
My unpopular take; D&D has only recently come out of being Medieval Fantasy with 5.5. D&D not being medieval fantasy is something new...
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GMMichael reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
Obligatory mention: “steampunk” the word was coined by K.W. Jeter, who loathes punk culture(s). He was referring to the “Victorian...
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GMMichael reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
D&D has never been "medieval fantasy", so it can scarcely "no longer apply", I would argue. I mean, what setting is that true in...
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GMMichael replied to the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll).D&D isn't Victorian? Tell that to this guy's handlebar moustache...
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GMMichael reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
Others have discussed the appropriateness of the term steampunk. Others have discussed medieval. I am going to address the 'no longer'...
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GMMichael reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
So... here's the list. 1) Steampunk is Fantastical, but not Fantasy by default There is Steamfantasy, but Steampunk doesn't typically...
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GMMichael reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with
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It's not Steampunk until these guys are in the PHB. -
It seems that "medieval fantasy" no longer applies to D&D. It's more of a steampunk game, despite some of the art. Here's why...
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GMMichael reacted to Cordwainer Fish's post in the thread What's the bare minimum for a VTT? with Haha.
The three trickiest things in software are versioning and off-by-one errors.
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Maps, drawing, tokens, dice, sharable images and notes. Must be browser-based. User should never worry about versions. Must be simple to...
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In one of the Daggerheart threads, I posted a link to a bunch of adversaries I made. Well, I've done a major update to that doc: new...
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GMMichael reacted to Ringtail's post in the thread OSR OSR-inspired video game, The Secret of Weepstone, has a trailer with Like.
I asked about the underlying system on reddit and one of the developers responded. Says they started with B/X D&D and then added more...