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Right. If we're going to dismiss weapon effectiveness based on physical realities of mass and strength, we similarly should be... -
People did hunt grizzly bears with stone tipped spears, there are stories of warriors that would hunt them with only a dagger as a...
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I think this is a non sequitur, in that that's not what AIViking stated. There some significant ground between "our ancestors have been...
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Someone did not grow up in the post apocalyptic outback and it shows.
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As a former 11H, I recommend a TOW missile mounted on a Bradley.
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There’s been a bit of a nostalgia wave recently, both in terms of re-releasing game books like Fighting Fantasy and the Lone Wolf...
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GreyLord reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread AD&D 2E What does AD&D 2E do better than 5E? with
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Better supports the zero to hero model, and feels more rewarding when you defeat challenges (due to risk). Psionics were well done... -
GreyLord reacted to eyeheartawk's post in the thread AD&D 2E What does AD&D 2E do better than 5E? with Like.
I agree with every thing you said except for this part. 2E is clearly designed to a morally unambiguous heroic fantasy game. They...
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GreyLord reacted to Firwood's post in the thread AD&D 2E What does AD&D 2E do better than 5E? with Like.
What does it do best? Simple: everything! ;):) Obviously I have been a master/player for a long time now, having started in 1985. In my...
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GreyLord replied to the thread D&D General The rapier in D&D.Once they did away with the Bastard Sword and basically made the Long Sword of 5e the same thing as the Bastard Sword from earlier...
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Are you thinking of an actual rapier, or of a fencing foil? I used to think that foils were rapiers. Thinking further, even just...
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GreyLord reacted to Desdichado's post in the thread Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Coming to America via Steve Jackson Games with Like.
I never got out of the lower numbers, because by the time we were in the upper teens in terms of book titles, I was kind of moving on...
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Szeth is, in fact, the token Caucasian-coded character in the series: the mysterious and exotic land of Shinovar is European-coded, the...
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I mean, but presumably you do know he's described as having relatively darker skin than we'd consider "white"? And dark hair and...
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GreyLord replied to the thread [PLEASE HALP!] 5-hour flight; what video game should I play?.This could be a decent choice. You won't finish it from a 5 hour flight. You won't even come close to finishing it. Not a bad choice...