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Pure and simply, the community has become too wound up about balance and expedience. Can't have a pet monster or follower trivialize an... -
5E's poor handling of mounts, pets, familiars and the like grates on me. They've become handicaps that have to be poke-balled to work...
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Keldryn reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with
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Have you tried Shadowdark? P.S. I think it's a masterpiece, BTW. -
Keldryn reacted to Pamphylian's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
And the Joys of At Least Occasional "Simulationism" There's an approach to rule-making that shows up in a few places in D&D 5e (and...
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It think you seem to be defining "the industry" as everything other than D&D, which is still actually most of the market, and is/has...
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Keldryn reacted to Corinnguard's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Like.
It's certainly possible that the pendulum is making its' way to some degree of complexity and crunch. However, it's hard to say if the...
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A rules-heavy game requires a lot of work, development, and playtesting—which often translate into resources and money. They’re also...
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Keldryn reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General Stop Yapping, Start Playing: Trimming GM Descriptions with Like.
I want to write something verbose about verbosity. How GMs talk too much and accomplish too little with all their yapping. If you've...
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Keldryn reacted to Desdichado's post in the thread D&D General Eberron - why don't you run it? [-] with Like.
I've always liked Eberron, but my biggest hurdle in running it has been its focus on themes that I'm not interested in pursuing. I've...
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Keldryn reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with
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Fair, but still... it's one of those "game" things that doesn't always mesh with the fiction of the world. I mean ... do the people in... -
Keldryn reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
No, I meant how they were handled and how it went down. Let's create this one monster to get a players! Now that we did this one...
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Keldryn reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
YAASSS!!! Probably the best example of all. You said it too. The idea was so awesome! Everyone wanted to play with psionics, and just...
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Keldryn reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Few examples of 1E rules that I never saw anyone actually using. These were widely considered poor ideas from the start: Combat rounds...
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Keldryn reacted to Nikosandros's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
That is one long debate. My interpretation has always been that the rules for bards entirely supersede those for dual classing.
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Keldryn reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Intentionality in RPG design is always a good thing IMO, even if I don't personally care for the results.