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yeah Adventurer meeting Aleena, encountering Bargle and then being chased out by ghouls is my first memory of actual DnD 'play'. The... -
Yes, the Expert Set that followed. BE is the most complete version of the game that also has the best guidance on what to do with the...
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Keldryn reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread D&D General Revisiting the Red Box. with
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The Basic Red Box remains one of the finest D&D products to date, in my opinion. I know part of that is nostalgia talking, but when you... -
Keldryn reacted to Shades of Eternity's post in the thread D&D General Revisiting the Red Box. with Like.
Every so often, I look at the Red Box and wonder whether its approach could be replicated today—not as a one-and-done product, but as a...
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Yeah, pretty much. There are other settings whose vibes are more to my tastes, but in terms of sheer quality, nothing beats Eberron.
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Keldryn reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic with Like.
Of course a lot of this weirdness is not caused by hit points per se, it is caused by having so many of them and by the weapon damage...
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Keldryn reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic with Like.
Hit points are a good mechanic. But Healing Surges added on? That combo is a great mechanic. Because now you can have your cake and eat...
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Keldryn reacted to loverdrive's post in the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic with Like.
I don't see how either of these has anything to do with HP. Even the sponginess aside, both are out of combat situations, and I don't...
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Keldryn reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic with Like.
@loverdrive Funny enough, this actually connects to another thread here recently about what exactly constitutes a “hit” in RPG combat...
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Keldryn reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic with Like.
Perfection is the enemy of "good". Hit points are a great example of "good enough". Most importantly, hit points are fun. It's fun to...
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Keldryn reacted to loverdrive's post in the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic with Like.
Yeah, 100%, it's great even beyond just logistics of tabletop play. David Sirlin puts it quite nicely: You can still secure a win at 1...
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Keldryn reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic with Like.
I don't know that I hate them, but I do think that after 4 years of play, the lack of hit points in WEG D6 is starting to ruin the game...
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Keldryn reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General Unprofessional spoilers: it's not like it was hard to figure out but still... with Like.
The original Ravenloft module was published in 1983. Spoiler bans don't last 40+ years.
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Keldryn reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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Keldryn reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
What? No, the problem is there is a set of guidelines for what "CR4" means (+6 attack, 70ish hp, 30ish dam/rnd) but that the guidelines...