jmartkdr2's latest activity
-
jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Representing afflictions in D&D 5e - which do you think work best/least dislike..My actual favorite is the playtest exhaustion just a blanket -X to all rolls (and dcs) to a max of -10. Simple, affects everyone, easy... -
jmartkdr2 reacted to Gorck's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Representing afflictions in D&D 5e - which do you think work best/least dislike. with
Like.
I’m sure I’m not the only one here who despises Ability Score reduction. As a concept, it’s sound. But in practice, it’s a real PITA... -
jmartkdr2 replied to the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism.I broadly agree; but there's at least a spectrum of ways a game's design might support these kinds of distinctions (or not). I don't...
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to GobHag's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I think pointy eared human(or guy made of lava) syndrome is really no issue. If playing up the inhumanity is so important to a player...
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to Staffan's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with
Haha.
Speaking of which: -
jmartkdr2 reacted to Umbran's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
With a note that this is a d20 design issue. There are other chassis that can handle this much more cleanly.
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to Staffan's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
My understanding is that the reason they wanted to streamline tieflings was to give them a common visual identity for miniatures, which...
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to plisnithus8's post in the thread D&D General Players Decide when to Level Up with Like.
I have fairly experienced players that I’ve played with for a while. When we had session zero for a sandbox homebrew campaign with a...
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to GM Lent's post in the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words with Like.
Very short, but finally happened.
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to Misanthrope Prime's post in the thread D&D General The Purple Dragon Knights are tied to an Amethyst Dragon (confirmed) with Like.
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to Tinker Gnome's post in the thread RPG Buzzwords that have effectively lost their meaning due to poor over-use with Like.
Star Wars Cantina
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread RPG Buzzwords that have effectively lost their meaning due to poor over-use with Like.
Railroad 🙄 Which runs into "player agency" (another spider-web). Which slams into "linear" and "sandbox" (two hornet nests). My two...
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to payn's post in the thread RPG Buzzwords that have effectively lost their meaning due to poor over-use with Like.
-
That said, dropping 10 Fear to spotlight 5 Spectral Guardians and let each use their Fear move against every PC at the table is a heck...
-
jmartkdr2 reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread TSR Blast from the Past- How to Go Full Monty Haul in AD&D with Like.
I haven't posted an essay in a while, but while I'm slowly working on two (yes yes, one of them is that Tolkien thing, and the other is...