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GrimCo reacted to jgsugden's post in the thread D&D General Western-Inspired D&D adventures with
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It wouldn't hurt. My advice: Don't do a D&D Western. Western RPGs are fun, but D&D is not the best system for it. D&D is a game with... -
GrimCo reacted to payn's post in the thread How Fantastical Do You Like Your Fantasy World? with Like.
I'm gonna say my default mode is like Game of Thrones and/or The Expanse. A mostly down to Earth setting with mundane folks and a pinch...
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GrimCo replied to the thread D&D General Sandbox and/or/vs Linear campaigns.Sandboxes work better for the groups of pro active players. Yes, it gives players more freedom to do what they want. But also, it puts...
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GrimCo reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General Do You Play Out Every Combat? with Like.
I haven't played TSR versions of the game for decades so forgive me if my memory is a little hazy. But I typically gave the players...
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GrimCo replied to the thread D&D General Do You Play Out Every Combat?.I know. That's why i asked how? It was genuine curiosity, what did he or you do, specially in 2e (haven't played 1e), to not have any...
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GrimCo reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General Do You Play Out Every Combat? with Like.
That was not my experience in 1e or 2e. Just goes to show that everyone played the game with different expectations and styles.
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GrimCo replied to the thread D&D General Do You Play Out Every Combat?.In 2e, level 1-3 characters died like flies. No max hp on lv 1 and roll for hp means even fighter can have naughty word HP (seen couple of...
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GrimCo replied to the thread D&D General Sandbox and/or/vs Linear campaigns.I tend to run both linear-ish adventures and sandboxes. Linear adventures are usually more work and require players to buy in and...
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GrimCo replied to the thread D&D General Do You Play Out Every Combat?.How? I get it in 4&5e, TPKs are not that common. But in 1-3e era, specially 1&2e, low level characters where wet paper. As a dm...
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GrimCo replied to the thread D&D General Do You Play Out Every Combat?.I don't use random encounters or trash encounters. If i misjudge and throw something too weak at them and after first round or two...
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GrimCo replied to the thread Dark Heresy: running a campaign without money.Out of curiosity, what kind of things would your characters need to buy? And what world type do you plan to use? Cause Agri or Feudal is...
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GrimCo replied to the thread D&D General 1e feel for 5E.Yea, in essence, everyone runs multiple characters, one "main" and few hirelings who are just glorified meat shields / trap magnets...
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We did that in 1e - that was a pretty common practice. If you're really going to make it like 1e, the party has to have a ton of...
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GrimCo replied to the thread Dark Heresy: running a campaign without money.Problem is, WH40k is abstract and vague when it comes to economy, even in books (and i read tons of WH40k novels). Inquisition operates...
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GrimCo replied to the thread Role Playing in Westeros (Game of Thrones/HotD).I remember playing D20 version of GoT. It came out in 2005/6, so 5-6 years before show. On the other hand, by 2006, first 4 books were...