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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Gus L's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with
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One of the things that Snarf noted but seems slightly under-acknowledged in these responses (understandably for non-1e folks) is the... -
Lord_Blacksteel reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Conclusion: All of Snarf’s 1e Fighters just happened to have 18 Str and 18 Con. I’m sure he totally rolled it. 😁
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
One of the topics that comes up (you know, not often or anything ...) on D&D threads is the so-called "LFQW," or as other people like to...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Paizo Ends Pathfinder Adventure Path Softcovers, Switching to Quarterly Model with Like.
I said "Why are the APs so wordy? It would be easier to run there were more bullet points and fewer walls of text." He said "A lot of...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Velderan's post in the thread Paizo Ends Pathfinder Adventure Path Softcovers, Switching to Quarterly Model with Like.
This is addressed in the blog if you take the time to read it..
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread What are your thoughts on TTRPGs with non-standard dice? with Like.
I doubt that's true. Isn't it more likely that they think these dice work for their game and you just don't like them? I do not believe...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Sooo much of this. In a world with guns, we still have knife fights. In a world with airplanes, we still have submarines. In a world...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread Check Out The Mutants & Masterminds 4E Playtest with Like.
Point-buy systems like M&M, Champions and GURPS Supers are definitely not for everyone. Just as more rules-lite games like MASKS, Tiny...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Check Out The Mutants & Masterminds 4E Playtest with Like.
I don't have any problem with complex character gen if play still runs well. You interact with the character gen rules far less often...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General WotC: 'Of Course We're Going To Do' Baldur's Gate 4 with Like.
There was 23 years between BG2 and BG3? Consider game development time nowadays, another 23 years seems correct, so a 2046 release for...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread D&D General WotC: 'Of Course We're Going To Do' Baldur's Gate 4 with Like.
A Larian BG4 almost certainly could. DOS2 was better than DOS1. BG3 was better than DOS2. There's no reason to believe BG4 by Larian...
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Lord_Blacksteel replied to the thread Check Out The Mutants & Masterminds 4E Playtest.I mean the grid is not particularly limiting in play - no one is counting squares with superhuman movement. You use the rank table for...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread Check Out The Mutants & Masterminds 4E Playtest with Like.
What's important is reading an rpg is a huge difference from actually playing the the rpg, especially playing a campaign (a series of...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Dr. Bull's post in the thread Check Out The Mutants & Masterminds 4E Playtest with Like.
I've been playing M&M for 17 years and it is my favorite superhero system. It does take a lot of time to master, but I think the...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Check Out The Mutants & Masterminds 4E Playtest with Like.
There's a lot of basic adventures you can throw together with the playtest PDF. The best bit of advice I could give is don't get bogged...