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kermit4karate replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.Oh, damn though. The Arduin Grimoire was so $&#%* fantastic. Those first three books changed my world at the time, opening my eyes to... -
kermit4karate reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with
Wow.
No, you didn't. And no, it wasn't the norm. Look, I don't want to say, "Your lived experience was wrong," but I am going to say that... -
kermit4karate reacted to Agamon's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with
Haha.
Not wrong. Also, most of his "playing wrong" rants were really "stop using 3rd party rules" rants. -
kermit4karate reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Haha.
As I always say, if Gygax writes something you disagree with ... don't worry and keep reading. He'll contradict himself soon enough-...
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kermit4karate replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.Ooh, ooh! -- I know this! It's 10...in Shadowdark!
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kermit4karate replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.Plus, what does that even mean for game so malleable? In the 1e DMG Gary says, "It is the spirit of the game, not the letter of the...
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kermit4karate reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Haha.
....I know a little bit about the subject. And based on that, I would say that I can 100% guarantee that you were not, in fact, playing...
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kermit4karate replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.Totally disagree, but I'm sure I'm biased.
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kermit4karate reacted to SpellObjectEnthusiast's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with
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If you combine Shadowdark with The Monster Overhaul you'll have enough materials to run fantasy games for a lifetime. -
kermit4karate reacted to Agamon's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Haha.
1e run strictly by-the-book is pretty crunchy. 1e run the way most people run/ran it could be considered rules lite lol
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kermit4karate reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Haha.
Because time spent discussing rules options and tactical complexity is time that you aren't speaking in character.
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kermit4karate replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.I think you're pulling my leg here so I decline to take the bait.
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kermit4karate replied to the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+].Same, I also started with the quickstart books and was actually resistant to paying for the core book for a while because everywhere I'd...
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kermit4karate reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with Like.
Yep. After getting the quickstart books, I was a little curious about how much value Kelsey could add in the core book, overlooking the...
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kermit4karate reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with Like.
I use it for my 5E 2024 game all the time to roll up NPCs, locations, mutations and other nonsense.