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The entanglements are pre-defined troubles and by the rules come as they are. Which is actually something that has bugged me from time...
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[+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+]
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OK, but what then takes Human's place as the baseline? If different species are to be measurably better or worse at certain things...
Feb 4, 2026
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If my character is observant enough to notice the bolded (otherwise why are you narrating it) shouldn't I get a chance for my character...
Feb 4, 2026
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What does this actually mean? Like in concrete terms, how will this impact the decision process and the outcomes? I think you're...
Feb 4, 2026
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It's the church/temple that's off to me, I think the program took your "small" prompt a bit too much to heart. :) Were I a DM using...
Feb 4, 2026
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I got a notification that you'd "marked" the post, if that's of any use. :)
Feb 4, 2026
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Not sure how to give a green check mark - maybe that's something only you can do as the thread's OP?
Feb 4, 2026
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I hate to sound resigned but companies making short term legally questionable decisions to boost ceo bonuses and possibly inflate...
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This reminds me that I lose interest in a lot of content that I might otherwise be interested in because people feel the need to post it...
Feb 4, 2026
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Fair enough. I guess as long as there's enough overlap in imaginations that things can halfway-coherently move forward, all is good...
Feb 4, 2026
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When different people read the same pre-written story (say, Lord of the Rings) and get different things out of it, that's one thing...
Feb 3, 2026
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Something I want to add: long stories are both granular and fractal. Just like a chapter in a novel might be a story in and of itself...
Feb 3, 2026
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I see it more as seeding a story. You are choosing a setting and characters and then making something of that. I dont mind a little prep...
Feb 3, 2026
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Way late to the party here and I've only read the first few posts, but... For me, as DM I'll often have plotted out or "story-boarded"...
Feb 3, 2026
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Thank you for starting this thread. I was very interested in the other discussion but have been locked out of "D&D General" threads. I...
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