Jacob Lewis's latest activity
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread Let's Talk About Character Resources To Power Abilities.Serious question: Did the rest of the post not explain "why not" to you? Because when you pull one sentence out of context like that, it... -
Jacob Lewis replied to the thread Let's Talk About Character Resources To Power Abilities.I'd take that a step further. In a lot of games, you'll make more decisions and roll more dice removing all hit points from opponents...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread I surveyed 200+ TTRPG players on what they wanted from a game. Here's what it taught me about campaign longevity..I did say "almost", but I probably should've gone with "largely", or something that sounds less accommodating or exhaustive. The...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread I surveyed 200+ TTRPG players on what they wanted from a game. Here's what it taught me about campaign longevity. with
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I'm not so sure. Its broken a lot of the constraints of space, but not of time; if the only time you have available to play is 6PM to... -
Jacob Lewis replied to the thread I surveyed 200+ TTRPG players on what they wanted from a game. Here's what it taught me about campaign longevity..Playing online has made this particular point of contention almost irrelevant now. Covid proved that it was a viable way to play the...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread I surveyed 200+ TTRPG players on what they wanted from a game. Here's what it taught me about campaign longevity. with Like.
While I don't exactly disagree with this, I have to note that being too casual here is industry poison, in the sense that if you teach...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread The Food Analogy.I think I know this one...: Fighters are the red meats, Paladins are the white meats. Barbarians are meats charred over an open flame...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread I surveyed 200+ TTRPG players on what they wanted from a game. Here's what it taught me about campaign longevity..That is essentially how it's been done since the hobby began. And that has worked out for a lot of people. Heck, I might even suggest it...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread I surveyed 200+ TTRPG players on what they wanted from a game. Here's what it taught me about campaign longevity..How about flipping the script and asking people about finding the right game system? The problem I see isn't a lack of players or GMs...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?.Imagine going to a fine restaurant and getting seated at a large table with random strangers. Now that is your table and your party. You...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to AstroArtificer's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
Oh my goodness, you have no idea. With what I posted, you would've thought that I was grilling somebody's baby alive. As usual, people...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread Is this what it feels like to be a forever GM?.Step 3: Prophet!
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?."Ruffling feathers" is my jam. Not surprisingly, a lot of those commenters appear to have been taken something they read out of context...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread Is this what it feels like to be a forever GM?.I'd like to make another suggestion: If you want to build a "community" for RPG gamers, start by building more GMs. Don't just run game...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread Is this what it feels like to be a forever GM?.I'll start by stating that my experiences do not equate to anyone else's experiences. I shouldn't need to state it, but this is The...