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Lanefan reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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That was probably me, and I stand by it. Having PC and NPCs capable of acquiring the same abilities under similar circumstances is... -
Lanefan reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Right, so another indication that modern means moving away from simulationism. It is not an aspect I like, and the PCs and NPCs working...
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Lanefan reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Considering that literally every "modern" game I've seen come out this year has been explicit about the separation between PC and NPC... -
Lanefan reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Yeah this is distinction I've also alluded to in the past and it does not have proper agreed upon nomenclature. And tension between...
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Lanefan replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.When 4e came in with its "bloodied" mechanic I had hopes that it was the start of a move within D&D design toward a (relatively...
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Lanefan replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.To me, those seem like selling points of not-old-school games. Old-school to me is, by contrast: --- story-emergent, i.e. most if not...
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Lanefan replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Sad, but true. That said, if people like the game they're playing enough then they'll make the time - and keep on making the time - to...
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Lanefan reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I would be very hesitant to allow for a broad generalisation that traditional mechanics hamper play in the way you describe, but have no...
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Lanefan reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The GM is not mechanics. And the actual mechanics serve to model the world. It's that world, and the PCs interactions with it, that...
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Lanefan replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Not necessarily. Someone chose within the run of play to make that combat happen, and then the combat gets turned over to the mechanics...
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Lanefan reacted to Agamon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Yeesh, rough crowd. Do I need to capitalize the LOL? Or is everything here on this site about gaming very very serious?
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment..In that case, don't mention or even allude to the roles anywhere in the final version; because you just know that if you do mention them...
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Lanefan reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General What's your view on a pirate-driven campaign? with Like.
I love the idea of a nautical campaign! It's a great context for monster-of-the-week type stuff, episodic fare, while still having the...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment..Disagree. The mechanics are bad specifically because they weren't designed to take the 5 minute adventuring day into account. Wise...
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Lanefan reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment. with Like.
New D&D would need to dump dailies or make modern AD&D 3E or advanced B/X. Its a modern design problem since 4E. 4E got it wrong as...