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I would generalize further and say that any campaign that starts with the GM having an endpoint in mind (barring a TPK) is a railroad... -
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Our current experience reflects the campaign to be sandbox, but the Adventure Paths that are merged within the campaign, which has other... -
“The Forge is wrong . Heres why …” [proceeds to actually agree with The Forge]
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
Early D&D didn't advocate for railroading, though. Here is how I describe the sort of play that Gygax advocates in the "Successful...
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I mean, I disagree that it’s so hard to guess what the players’ immediate next goal will be. But more importantly, if one does find it...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That's all the more reason why I personally find the argument against minions to be somewhat absurd. In the fiction, they are all ogres...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Keep in mind that with 4e D&D, "just an ogre" isn't really a thing. The "ogre" is represented by a variety of different stat-blocked...
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hawkeyefan reacted to MrBeens304's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Re bolded: LOL what? The core of D&D is all about replicating narrative tropes - Classes, levels, adventure parties, fighting monsters...
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hawkeyefan reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm of the opinion minions can be used for both. In @Umbran's example they serve primarily if not solely as narrative set pieces. In my...
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hawkeyefan reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
A PC cannot 1-shot an Ogre easily. The minion with the DT can be 1-shotted. The point being that the attack needs to do a minimum...
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I can think of a few reasons in and out of character but you’re right, she is oddly chill and analytical for a child. She is by far the...
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My main complaint after watching the first two episodes is why doesn't Wendy run? She finds out what floor her brother is on, and she...
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hawkeyefan reacted to JiffyPopTart's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't have to track them on my scrap sheet behind the GM screen. They get hit ..they die. No tracking conditions and any other kind...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Look, last session the kobold delivered Gastlagast's insult, and the final moment of the evening was Cronut popping the kobold's head...
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hawkeyefan reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Do not agree and you have left a lot of straw lying around to be picked up. Show me how mathematically? How do you know what Damage...