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I think depending on the project that can make complete sense. Especially if you're not interested in anything but the final product and... -
For a Kickstarter involving multiple millions of dollars, the updates have been exceptionally sparse and frankly unnecessarily limited...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with
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I think the shift from pre-2020 to post-2020 was pretty stark, not only in design but also in brand management. The concept of... -
Lord_Blacksteel reacted to mearls's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with Like.
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...
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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...