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For me, it's not necessarily collaborative PC creation - or, at least, not in a strict sense. But the starting situation has to have... -
hawkeyefan replied to the thread What Do You Need From Publishers?.I’d say play resources. Like reference sheets and the like that can be used at the table. Some games do this and it’s very helpful...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread How do you like to start a campaign.Most of the games I’ve played over the last few years have some element of collaborative PC creation. It works so well that I don’t...
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Yeah, I’ll note that I don’t really run any direct “D&D” product right now, so for my games action doesn’t mean combat but a grabby...
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All but one of the games I’m running right now build this into the core design. It works so well.
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Nowadays I like my PCs to have connections to one another set up as part of session 0. The actual starting session will usually be a... -
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I like to have a Session Zero that includes group PC creation wherein the players decide on preexisting relationships between the PCs. I...
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I've had the PCs show up at a specific place, at a specific time, all having received letters suggesting they should be there, then. The...
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My two Stonetop campaigns, with a set of provocative questions at a few of the PCs to set the scene ("Judge, when the last kid went...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
For me to actually matter the setting element must either (a) be something there that we can interact with and can adapt to what we say...
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hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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An interesting point was brought up in the What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? thread earlier this week...
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To kind of expand on what my thoughts were and to explore concepts of gaming in general for discussion = The depiction of non-human...
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hawkeyefan reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Secrets of low-prep homebrew [+] with Like.
Reuse, Reskin, Reboot, Recycle! All NPCs in the same archetype have the same stats, because I loath making stat blocks and most games...
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This is a great way to do a moderate amount of prep when you have the mental energy and inspiration that then leads to many sessions of...