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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with
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For me, the biggest difference between Arthurian-esque fantasy and more conventional D&D-esque fantasy is that the latter tends to be... -
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The genre itself has the following tropes: 1) Knights do all the interesting stuff 2) The crown is fair and good, but bad is done in...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
This review of The Grey Knight gives you a good idea of themes that are center to the adventure. I’d screencap or quote but I think the...
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I recently caught myself that I have a favorite description technique, especially in an opening scene or a new location: describe in...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So, let me get this straight. My PC kills fifteen orcs with a fireball, and that's perfectly, morally acceptable. My PC kills fifteen...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.Sure, but I think we can focus on what you offered in the examples and don’t really have to worry about a broad application oftbe term...
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hawkeyefan reacted to loverdrive's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
Soooo... GM, and by extension, the villain, made a mistake and players set out to rightfully punish this mistake, and that didn't work...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun.Did you play D&D or Dark Sun in the 2e era? Comments like these make it seem very much like you did not. Not only that… the setting...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
We're talking about a voluntary leisure activity - game play - based around creating a shared fiction. So how can it be anything other...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.For many folks, artful railroading is no better than clumsy railroading. It’s the railroading itself that is the issue… not how well...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Sulicius's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
The area feature does too much for such little cost. Powerful buffs and damage. It bloats its turns as well.
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.I GM and/or play with two groups. The first consists of friends I’ve had for decades, and we’ve been playing RPGs together since we were...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
You seem to be asking how does being heroic increase the player's chance of "winning"? But I think the idea is that what "promotes"...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.There's a big difference between a house rule that's adopted to better fit the needs of the group, or to fill a gap in the rules that...
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hawkeyefan reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Yeah, I mean if you're going into the game with the attitude, "I am happy to contribute to the utter destruction of the environment...