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Lanefan replied to the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized.Shouldn't be that hard to design your own funnel: have them each roll up 4 characters then throw 'em all into a non-Goodman adventure... -
Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].Take the extra attack? Sure (assuming I get to choose the target, if a choice exists). Move to my left when I'd rather go right as...
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Lanefan reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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This is somewhat tangential (and specific) to what you were saying, but things like that remind me of 3.5's Magic Item Compendium. For... -
Lanefan reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
My position's a little more nuanced than that... but it's not a lot more nuanced than that. Game mechanics should reflect something...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].The difference, though (and without sarcasm), is that magical mind control vs another PC tends to fall squarely into CvC (or PvP)...
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Lanefan reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Matter of perspective. I didnt take it personally, it was just another choice in many that put me off 4E. Id say this niche designation...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].Flip side: I once played a Cleric who refused to heal anyone not of her faith. Nobody else in the party was of her faith, and they...
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Lanefan reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
It's the method that makes all the difference. The power bosses other PCs around, plain and simple. Remove the term leader and remove...
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Lanefan reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
So the option is to just waste someone else's turn and work against their choice of character class, or capitulate. And flavor does...
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Lanefan reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Because your description in that post was itself a False Equivalence, because that's not how the term "Leader" was being used. You were...
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Lanefan reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Have you read the 1e rules? Gygax contradicts himself all over the place. DMs should do X! And in another spot DMs should never do X...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].Not to that extreme, but that pretty much sums up my real-life personality as well. I've never liked anyone telling me what to do, even...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles?.I liked this post but still have to ask: 10 wandering monster checks in 10 minutes? That's a damn busy dungeon! Busy, in fact, to the...
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Lanefan reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles? with Like.
In the dungeon my in-person group is currently in that’d be 10 wandering encounter checks. 🤷🏽♂️ And where my online game currently is...
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Lanefan reacted to David Howery's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
when I started back in 1980, the choices were 1E, Basic (of which there was only the Holmes set, which ran only to level 3), and OD&D...