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JJohn Dallman reacted to Reynard's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with
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I think that is just philosophizing about religion by way of gaming without actually interrogating what makes people religious and what... -
JJohn Dallman replied to the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words.GURPS 4e Cold War Pulp: Hans Kammler repents and surrenders.
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JJohn Dallman replied to the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 2.If that's the same as in The Mote in God's Eye, it is similar, but the GM did not want to place jump points for convenience of plotting...
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JI like to keep descriptions short and to the point. I'm not going to give a lot of adjectives or such--"you're attacked by 4 giant...
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JJohn Dallman reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Homebrew What makes for a perfect base hub for adventures? with Like.
It varies greatly depending on the campaign. Though I will generally rule out the idea that a whole town or city would be considered the...
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JJohn Dallman reacted to Argyle King's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
The Banestorm setting makes an attempt at addressing some of the questions you ask. It is a setting where people from our world were...
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JJohn Dallman reacted to Reynard's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
The problem with this question is tat it ignores how much magical thinking humans have always had and still do have. In the West, we...
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JJohn Dallman replied to the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 2.Yup. The most satisfactory interstellar game I've played had a custom FTL system, described here. The index to all the campaign's pages...
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JJohn Dallman reacted to Kannik's post in the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words with Like.
Things getting weirder and weirder...
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JJohn Dallman reacted to Agamon's post in the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words with Like.
Beat boss monster...using smarts!
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JJohn Dallman reacted to Staffan's post in the thread GURPS Fantasy / Dungeon Fantasy (and beyond) with Like.
GURPS has separate skills for Artillery, Beam Weapons, Guns, Gunner, and Liquid Projector (flame throwers, sprayers, and such), with...
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JJohn Dallman reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread GURPS Fantasy / Dungeon Fantasy (and beyond) with Like.
GURPS Lite is a great starting base for those new to the system. 100% Agree. GURPS' level of detail and versatility isn't for everyone...
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JJohn Dallman replied to the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words.Artemis endorses treaties. In person.
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JJohn Dallman reacted to Dalekdad's post in the thread What Lost, Abandoned or Short Lived TTRPG would you like to see get a re-issue and new support? with Like.
Continuum. I'd love to see a new version along with the planned expansions.
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JJohn Dallman reacted to billd91's post in the thread How does a Player contribute to the overall tabletop RPG experience? with Like.
Be reasonably attentive even when the spotlight is on someone else. Be a fan of the GM and the other players and their characters and...