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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to mearls's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with
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Franchise model is how things worked from 2014 to 2020 or so. One group steered D&D and worked with licensees to set up their content... -
Lord_Blacksteel reacted to polishogre's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with Like.
So Hasbro decided the issue was they weren't running the D&D IP with enough in-house oversight? Personally, I don't think that's where...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with Like.
I think this is the real question in the end. Like, what is changing here? The impression given in the LinkedIn post is that this is a...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with Like.
Larian was 100% clear on what was happening in early access. The fact that it went on to be an even bigger hit than expected was a...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable with Like.
I really could not disagree more. There are already far too many "do one thing with a clear intended purpose and nothing more" spells...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable with Like.
Hell yes! If I'm going to play a necromancer it's because I want to be a dread lord leading a horde. The one time I played at a 5e...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread RPG Evolution: What Do You Mean, "Run"? with Like.
Enemies retreating: the players never want to let them do so, and if it's DnD the mechanics are working against the baddies trying to...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread RPG Evolution: What Do You Mean, "Run"? with Like.
In over a decade of running several adventures, I've never seen a party flee. No matter the odds. IME players like to gamble: they...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread RPG Evolution: What Do You Mean, "Run"? with Like.
I always point to, and try to use, 13th Age's Flee/Retreat rule. From their (new) second edition draft: From 13A 1e:
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Ran my first session of Star Wars D6: Big Damn Heroes with Like.
Yep. Every group I’ve ever played Star Wars with has done this. Every single one. It’s maddening at first. But then you start using it...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to DarkCrisis's post in the thread Ran my first session of Star Wars D6: Big Damn Heroes with Like.
One thing thats funny is trying to un-D&D a group. Like this is Star Wars you don't need to strip ever Trooper you kill. Storm Trooper...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread D&D General Arcane Subclasses UA Survey is up with Like.
4e was the first mainline edition since 1e to make fighters competent and able to keep up out of combat - and was the first edition in...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to RangerWickett's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable with Like.
Just stat up "swarm of zombies" with an appropriate CR. If an Nth level druid can have an animal companion with X hit points that does...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to soviet's post in the thread Bob Worldbuilder debunks the Daggerheart license “scandal” with Like.
I for one am SHOCKED at Snarf Zagyg's latest rant about the scandals with Daggerheart! You won't believe the third one!!!
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread Bob Worldbuilder debunks the Daggerheart license “scandal” with Like.
Wait. So someone I've never heard of with no legal training is going to give me their opinion about the legal implications of a...