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GMMichael replied to the thread Why do we need thieves??.So some thief designers are saying, "okay, we handed out the special powers to the classes. Ugh, you know what we forgot? To make the... -
Normally only arguments about metagaming can completely derail a thread this quickly. :-)
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You don't "need" any particular class, concept or archetype for most RPGs. Well, I suppose if your game is "Wizards & Warriors" you...
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GMMichael replied to the thread RPG Evolution: Nothing Goes to Waste.I knew cats had to be good for something! Having a mead horn is critical for most adventures. I also like to capture a siren whenever...
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My brother was running Tyranny of Dragons, and the gnome artificer turned one of the early villians - a Half-dragon into a pair of boots...
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GMMichael reacted to Eyes of Nine's post in the thread RPG Evolution: Nothing Goes to Waste with
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I think having two d100 tables (or maybe a 6d6 table), one that has various body parts, both well known (liver) and obscure (hallux... -
In many fantasy RPGs, the defeat of a monster often marks the end of an encounter. Yet, for thousands of years, real-world cultures have...
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Went and looked it up, it's only on apple tv here in the states :(
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GMMichael reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread AD&D 1E What does this (d8, d6) dice notation mean in the DMG? with Like.
Just add four more items to the table.
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GMMichael reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread AD&D 1E What does this (d8, d6) dice notation mean in the DMG? with Like.
I've encountered a few gamers over the years who used a d10 paired with a d6 (for high/low) in place of a d20. I suspect that the...
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GMMichael replied to the thread AD&D 1E What does this (d8, d6) dice notation mean in the DMG?.So (d8, d6) means "d4 be damned!" What was wrong with d20, reroll 17-20, I wonder?
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Wagon trains are traditionally associated with the Wild West, but the trope can easiliy apply to fantasy campaigns too. Far from simple...
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IRON DM 2025: Round 3, Championship Match, AustinHolm vs. Fenris-77 @AustinHolm and @Fenris-77, you have 48 hours to post your entries...
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I may be an outlier, I've had more character deaths by an order of magnitude in the modern era of gaming (3rd edition and onwards) than...
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GMMichael reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread What TTRPGs Excel At Not Having Combat? with Like.
Yeah, second for Burning Wheel. Definitely a system I could see running an entire campaign without a single combat encounter and it not...
