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Hriston replied to the thread D&D General So how do Half-Elfs feel different to Elfs?.You seem to have misunderstood what I was saying. I was positing that the quote shows that Aragorn regards both Elrond and himself as... -
Hriston replied to the thread D&D General So how do Half-Elfs feel different to Elfs?.An alternative to seeing half-elves as stuck between two peoples and as outsiders to both is to see them as members of a lineage that...
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Hriston reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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This brought to mind that a whole lot of fights in D&D are "second unit" fights - the sort of fight scene is handed over to the second... -
Hriston replied to the thread D&D General So how do Half-Elfs feel different to Elfs?.As the Rankin/Bass Hobbit shows, half-elves can grow beards!
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Hriston reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Yes, I also write a lot of those sorts of actual play reports. If you look at my Torchbearer 2e reports, you'll see that they have the...
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Hriston replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Where I think my play reports might lack some detail is in combat. Here's an excerpt from a report of a D&D 5E game in which I tried to...
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Hriston reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Huh? How did your claim about the comparison of running a session to a lesson-plan like outline suddenly turn into a licence to make fun...
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Hriston reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Speaking just for myself, if my RPGing produces stories that are comparable to B-movies, or to second-tier late-70s Marvel Comics, I'm...
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Hriston replied to the thread D&D General Batman class.Multiclass capitalist/employer, lol But seriously, I think Paladin (Knight)/Rogue (Detective) would be fitting.
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Hriston replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Right, and, while I don't have any data on this besides my own experience, I think that's probably true for a lot of people who play...
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Hriston reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I agree with this. I enjoy GMing, or playing, a RPG session - generally I enjoy it a lot! And a significant part of my enjoyment is...
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Hriston replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".I thought the same thing, especially when the situation the GM is describing, the setting backstory, and the actions the players decide...
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Hriston reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I was struck by this post. There can't be a RPG without "fiction": shared imagination is core to RPGing. Funny hats, voices and other...
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Hriston reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
That’s a rather crappy interpretation. I didn’t really describe the mechanics at all…just pointed out that they exist and therefore...
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Hriston replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".I would consider playing in an RPG session the equivalent of watching a movie or reading a book. It's how I "consume" the story...