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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread.Make the default be the harshest setting. Dials should only go easier, not harder, if only to make life easier on the DMs who want to... -
Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread.To me, the bolded are such basic assumptions they almost don't need to be mentioned. That said, I can do without Fighters having wuxia...
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Lanefan reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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In our groups, HP is "diegetic" to the PCs. For us, it all makes more sense if HP is, in fact, "meat points". The difference is what... -
Lanefan reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I have rare documentary footage of a sneak attack by one of the savage beasts taking out a young girl. Caution, not for the feint of heart! -
For some time ive been examining my interest in RPGs in general and how I may relate to the average gamer. I am not a forever GM...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment?.To the bolded: in the run of play in the game they do, as often they're all we-as-observers have to go by. You can write whatever you...
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Lanefan reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
It's a shorthand code many-many-many people understand. Heck, I was in a high school counseling office the other day and saw a Muppet's...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread.Thing is, if you can't explain how a fantastical thing works in the fantasy you're hung out to dry if-when someone wants to replicate...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread.That you have to train to level up in 1e fairly strongly implies the existence of places where such can be done - martial arts or...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread.Not gonna happen. You want to kill someone 20 feet across the room with a sword? Then either you gotta have a 20-foot long sword (and...
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Lanefan replied to the thread Things the Report button is NOT for.A very long time ago, back in grade school, I learned (kinda the hard way) to fight my own battles rather than go squealing to the...
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No sense for a mundane fighter either. My son has trained in longsword fighting for the past year and I can guarantee you he can't hit a...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread.Sure, if you throw your sword at your target. And now you've disarmed yourself. Works for me. :)
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And rolling abilities is and remains a very popular option (maybe the most popular), so any system is going to have to come up with a...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread.Depends whether as a melee type you want to focus on offense or defense. For offense you want Strength and Dexterity; for defense you...