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HPicture courtesy of Pixabay. To help you on your games design journey, here are the common pitfalls in the journey you might like to be...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with
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I think the “GP outweighed kills in XP” point gets repeated as if it’s a silver bullet, but I don’t think it proves what people often... -
HHalifax Brent reacted to Pamphylian's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I mostly complain (though this was only partially my intent) because I play 5e and like many aspects of it, but think some could be...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
@Pamphylian I think you’ve put your finger on a real throughline in D&D design, not just a quirk of 5e. From the very beginning, the...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Muso's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
Me and my group (which contains few of the old friends that were part of our original group in 1988) are looking forward to play that...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Sossij's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
Interesting. I like Lost Mines of Phandelver a lot because it has those story hooks but also opens up a bit later to allow players some...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Vexorg's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
It appears that every one of the caves is its own poster map. That alone might be worth the price.
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Christian Hoffer's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
The new Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set provides a new introduction to Dungeons & Dragons, borrowing heavily from adventure board...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
5E's poor handling of mounts, pets, familiars and the like grates on me. They've become handicaps that have to be poke-balled to work...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Pamphylian's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
And the Joys of At Least Occasional "Simulationism" There's an approach to rule-making that shows up in a few places in D&D 5e (and...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Agamon's post in the thread Does Your Game Have Random Encounters? with Like.
I've flipped and flopped on this over the years. I like how randomness can be used creatively, but I prefer potential combat scenes to...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Spellslinging Sellsword's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Hero’s of the Borderlands unboxing, spoilers. with Like.
A stand alone boxed set with all the PHB class cards would be cool.
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HHalifax Brent reacted to Arksorn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Hero’s of the Borderlands unboxing, spoilers. with Like.
That’s me 😀 thanks for the shoutout @darjr!
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HHalifax Brent reacted to darjr's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Hero’s of the Borderlands unboxing, spoilers. with Like.
Hero’s of the Borderlands unboxing. He ran the original in anticipation of this version and does a comparison and covers changes between...
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HHalifax Brent reacted to CommodoreKong's post in the thread Draw Steel General Thread [+] with Like.
Not 5e but I’ll be running Draw Steel for the group I play Pathfinder 2e with in a few weeks. We played 5e for a few years then PF2e and...