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    jian replied to the thread Spoilers Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
    Yeah, it’s a terrible episode in a whole bunch of ways, not least the moralising on both sides. It’s a really bad start to the...
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    jian replied to the thread Spoilers Fantastic Four (Spoilers).
    Finally watched it. Here’s what I loved: The original expedition was official, not “my launch got cancelled so I stole the rocket with...
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    jian replied to the thread What are you reading in 2025?.
    Hemlock and Silver by T Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon*) is a lovely fantasy novel with a protagonist who's expert in poisons and a mystery...
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    jian reacted to darjr's post in the thread Hit points as luck with Like Like.
    Just a surface level response here. Giving the player the choice to spend HP to avoid other issues is a neat idea. Thank you for that!
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    jian replied to the thread Hit points as luck.
    Sure, by “luck” I would be happy to mean “any version of luck, experience, magical blessing, and other form of plot protection you think...
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    jian replied to the thread Hit points as luck.
    I think I’d only recommend it for things where you don’t take damage - so the poison inflicts Disadvantage to all checks (5E) or kills...
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    jian reacted to TheHand's post in the thread Hit points as luck with Like Like.
    I view HP as mostly luck in games I run, but they also represent bruises, fatigue, and minor cuts and scrapes. I kind of like the 4e...
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    jian reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread What are you reading in 2025? with Like Like.
    Last night, I finished Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford. A lovely alternate history, similar to The Yiddish Policemen's Union or Lavie...
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    jian reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Tariffs: 'De Minimis' Exemption Ended, Affects Individual Game Orders Entering US with Like Like.
    It should chap my hide to hear someone say they’re boycotting my country, but I can only sigh to myself, understanding your reasonable...
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    jian reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread Tariffs: 'De Minimis' Exemption Ended, Affects Individual Game Orders Entering US with Like Like.
    I’ve stopped supporting Kickstarters, period. It’s too unpredictable, and like many Canadians I’m now avoiding buying anything from...
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    jian reacted to payn's post in the thread Hit points as luck with Like Like.
    I've used luck in DCC which you can burn for HP and other effects. It can be pretty interesting in a wide variety of ways. Especially...
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    jian reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Hit points as luck with Like Like.
    They should have renamed it to "restore vitality" or something long ago. Or changed the way hits, misses and damage are defined explicitly.
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    jian replied to the thread Hit points as luck.
    This is a really good point, because what is CLW if you’re not closing a wound? At the very least you’d have to rename it to Minor...
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    jian replied to the thread Hit points as luck.
    I do think it would be a good addition to systems with save or die effects - but then it would mitigate the sense of danger if you could...
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    jian reacted to TheAlkaizer's post in the thread Hit points as luck with Like Like.
    It's an age-old argument. For me, the dealbreaker is things like Cure Wounds. If hit points were just your stamina, luck, position or...
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