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kermit4karate replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.I feel like AD&D is/was rules lite. Everything before 3 was rules lite, IMO. It was with the addition and expansion of skills (went... -
kermit4karate reacted to GM Lent's post in the thread What is your favourite part of TTRPGing? with
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I love the freedom for the game(s) to do absolutely anything and take me/us anywhere. I have never been a video gamer, largely because... -
kermit4karate replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.Uh.... The people who started with the actual rules-lite games because that's how the games actually were back then will prefer the...
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kermit4karate reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Like.
That is A5e's focus on extra rules, but it also has a fair amount of world sim stuff (one of the things I love about it). ACKS just...
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kermit4karate reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
I would assume people are here because the thread topic is relevant to many more games in the D&D-style game sphere than just WotC's...
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kermit4karate reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
The "lol, learn to code" crowd has gotten very quiet, now that low level knowledge of coding turns out to be one of the first things a...
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kermit4karate reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General Stop Yapping, Start Playing: Trimming GM Descriptions with Like.
I use comparisons a lot. You approach the house--think Wayne Manor. Everybody will imagine it slightly differently, but that's OK...
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kermit4karate reacted to Ryujin's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Some people whine that SciFi in which an advanced civilization forgets how to make and repair its tech is unrealistics. <Waves hands at...
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kermit4karate reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
Those are suggestions, not hard rules, and they're not ones I agree with or care about.
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kermit4karate replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door?.In no version of D&D at any time in its history has this interpretation of the rules been widespread. With the rules as written, IMO...
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kermit4karate reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
Yup. Breaks it wide open for me, because it makes no sense. Neither of the other excuses make much sense to me either, to be honest...
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kermit4karate reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
That only adds more complexity. 6 out of 30 is a recipe for paralysis for someone who has a hard time making decisions. 80% of the...
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kermit4karate reacted to Sepulchrave II's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
My attempt at levity failed miserably. My point was wouldn't it be funny if our heroes' swords routinely broke in combat. I probably...
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kermit4karate reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
Fair enough. Good thing I've never cared much about what's popular.
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kermit4karate reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
You make some good points, but you are also leaving out 99% of the wizard's complexity at character creation. The player of the wizard...