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kermit4karate reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread TTRPG Genres You Just Can't Get Into -and- Tell Me Why I'm Wrong About X Genre I Don't Like with
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I think that's basically true for me, so long as I not too expert in the setting. I get that that makes a hypocrite in some way but... -
kermit4karate reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread TTRPG Genres You Just Can't Get Into -and- Tell Me Why I'm Wrong About X Genre I Don't Like with
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Alternate history is great too, but it still uses the IP's Canon as a base to spring from, and that's the cool part for me. -
kermit4karate reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread TTRPG Genres You Just Can't Get Into -and- Tell Me Why I'm Wrong About X Genre I Don't Like with Like.
I have so many franchises I would be delighted to run a game in: Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, Middle-Earth, numerous D&D settings...
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kermit4karate reacted to jian's post in the thread TTRPG Genres You Just Can't Get Into -and- Tell Me Why I'm Wrong About X Genre I Don't Like with Like.
For me, it’s Cthulhu and similar existentialist horror. Horror itself is fine, generally - it’s a broad genre and personal horror can be...
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kermit4karate reacted to Eyes of Nine's post in the thread TTRPG Genres You Just Can't Get Into -and- Tell Me Why I'm Wrong About X Genre I Don't Like with Like.
I've never run or played in a supers game. I don't want to yuck other's yums, but the actual fictional superheroes genre in comic books...
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kermit4karate reacted to Eyes of Nine's post in the thread What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)? with Love.
Ok, only 6 hours away, and my son's home in San Francisco is on the way (about an hour). Guess I know what side quest spouse and I will...
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kermit4karate replied to the thread Morality of mind control….I actually think most of the best world building in Star Wars has been in the various animated series, by far. The Night Sisters, Battle...
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kermit4karate replied to the thread Spoilers THUNDERBOLTS* (spoilers I guess?).Um...heroes are special? That's why they're called heroes. And everyone relates to Iron Man (substance abuse and relationship...
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kermit4karate reacted to Starfox's post in the thread What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)? with Like.
We just had a local brick and mortar store selling SF/Fantasy books and games open up in town, and yes, you are right. Seeing is...
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kermit4karate replied to the thread What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?.Lucky! There isn't much I love more than when a new brick-and-mortar game or bookstore opens near me. BTW, the best one I've found over...
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kermit4karate reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread Spoilers THUNDERBOLTS* (spoilers I guess?) with Like.
I think if you look at superheroes solely through the lens of their powers, they're not really relatable. But in their real identities...
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kermit4karate replied to the thread Spoilers THUNDERBOLTS* (spoilers I guess?).Absolutely, no question about it. Vulnerability is what makes heroic characters relatable. Not their skills or powers.
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kermit4karate reacted to jian's post in the thread Spoilers THUNDERBOLTS* (spoilers I guess?) with Like.
I think we generally want heroes to be relatable. Superman is potentially highly unrelatable - he has all the power in the world...
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kermit4karate replied to the thread Spoilers THUNDERBOLTS* (spoilers I guess?).In real life though? It certainly could. When Steve Jobs passed away, everyone including Jobs knew that his end was coming. Prior to his...
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kermit4karate replied to the thread What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?.Let's be honest. Most people buy new games for impulse reasons. Cool art and nice typography and formating. The way a product looks...