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Except the very first sentence says "There tends to be two types of cities..." That's not presenting a dichotomy, that's presenting two... -
Laurefindel reacted to Necropolitan's post in the thread Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun - First Impressions with
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The god of ironic/poetic justice, nice. -
Higher chance of player buy-in to the setting themes and mood. More interest in the lore. It’s easier to get players more invested in...
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Laurefindel reacted to TheAlkaizer's post in the thread What’s the draw of licensed games? with Like.
For me it's very simple. In some cases, having a game designed from the ground up just leads to a product more coherent with the source...
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It is very rare that a licensee is allowed to add to canon. I’ve been on the licensing end a couple of times and everything has to be...
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A good licensed game will construct the mechanics to suit the setting (rather than just shoe-horning the setting into an existing set of...
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Laurefindel replied to the thread What’s the draw of licensed games?.IP licences are popular because a studio/editor/media went through a lot of work and trouble to make a setting with (hopefully)...
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It's important not to confuse ideas/concepts with work. Ideas and concepts are easy--I can come up with 30 in the average evening at the...
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Because we have imprinted on a media and formed an unhealthy attachment to it. Ref: Me, and 40K.
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Laurefindel reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Which species would you like to see being introduced next for 2024 D&D? with Like.
Genasi is definitely the big one. Thri-Kreen will be needed for Dark Sun--and could be used as a basis for Tharks, which would be cool...
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Laurefindel reacted to aco175's post in the thread D&D General Which species would you like to see being introduced next for 2024 D&D? with Like.
I'll be the first- 1/2 elf That's not liklt to happen, so I'll say minotaurs.
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Laurefindel reacted to Swarmkeeper's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"? with Like.
So, like, The Beatles? (Sorry Ringo! Forgive me!)
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Laurefindel reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"? with Like.
Rogue imho. Skill/tool monkey similar damage on 3/5 subclasses. Other two less damage skill/tool monkey secondary healer/support.
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Laurefindel reacted to loverdrive's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think the lore "actually matters" when the participants can engage with it outside of the game. It might be through setting the game...
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Laurefindel reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
The thread title drew me in but I wasn't expecting the OP to focus so closely on species-based lore and differences. On that front I...