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Keldryn reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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Keldryn reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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I think the 3e approach to level drain ("negative levels") solved a lot of issues- you didn't forget your abilities, they simply became... -
Keldryn reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Haha.
I'm intrigued that parts of the former British Empire apparently travel via snake. That's way more metal than I normally give the empire...
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I don't think this is entirely helpful. And it's not really true. From day 1, streamlining and removing rules to appeal to newer gamers...
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Keldryn reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Interestingly, I think (TSR-era) D&D is 'about' easy-come/easy-go advancement and setbacks, and keeping PCs in a goldilocks zone of...
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Right. I'm saying quite a lot of us back then were missing the context which made level drain more palatable and less onerous. Just as...
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Keldryn reacted to Flying Toaster's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
When I played 1E in the late 80’s, level-draining undead were already so unpopular with the players in our groups that DMs effectively...
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Keldryn reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
I'm not sure if I'd call it "player skill" so much as "anticipating Gary's gotcha ideas." I think most groups for most RPGs figure out...
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Yeah, when I've waded through the various retroclones and OSR games, I've been looking for my Goldilocks version of 2e but always coming...
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I think it's also (and I might have already mentioned this earlier in the thread) that there's a missing context for most of us who...
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Keldryn reacted to Dastari's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadow Quest - A New Campaign Setting (Looking for interest) with Like.
I'm developing a new Campaign Setting for Shadowdark called Shadow Quest. It is loosely based on the Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest in...
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Keldryn reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread OSR Swords & Wizardry White Box Rules (allegedly) self-delisted from DTRPG and Mythmere Online Store due to trolling and "fanbase warfare" with Like.
The cycle begins once again . . . https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/08/23/traditional-values
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Keldryn reacted to aiouh's post in the thread OSR Swords & Wizardry White Box Rules (allegedly) self-delisted from DTRPG and Mythmere Online Store due to trolling and "fanbase warfare" with Like.
According to a blogger Attronarch's Athenaeum who also wrote an extensive article on what differentiates S&W White Box and White Box...
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Keldryn reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with Like.
There are a ton of free or almost free four-page Shadowdark adventures in itch.io's Appendix N jam. This aesthetic really appeals to me...
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Keldryn reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I don't think it was an issue of fairness, but what is fun. No one, PC or DM, likes to do nothing for a turn. That being said, this has...