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Based on a lot of what I'm seeing in OSR circles and in person, it's a lot of "Play the way the creator played!" as a sales pitch to... -
I agree. The intent of the 2e PHB even back in the day was to clean up the 1e rules, but leave it in such a way as to ensure backwards...
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OK, the title is a bit click baity. Background: I started playing in 1981 with BX and quickly moved to AD&D. I've been saying for years...
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mamba replied to the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24.not the answer I would have given
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I'm not sure banning draconian or even draconian adjacent PCs is arbitrary in a Dragonlance game. I'm EXTREMELY permissive, but I... -
mamba reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Other D&D Variant Best D&D Clone for open table play with beginners? with Like.
So...Shadowdark.
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The main reason I play non-D&D TTRPGs is because of WotC. The products they produce are conflict-ridden and honestly subpar compared to...
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The annoying part to me is the framing that it's binary. That you are either pro-DM or pro-player, that no nuance exists. That just...
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I almost want to say session zero is too late for some of those choices to be made. If you invite me to play D&D, before I even leave...
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mamba replied to the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24.clear instructions were not given, agreed. Thinking an arctic ranger is unsuitable / not allowed is a misunderstanding however. Do I...
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People don't ask questions. Players don't ask questions. So if setting integrity matters to you. You need to speak up and state setting...
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mamba replied to the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24.ok, so a misunderstanding rather than unclear. In that case things get sorted out right then and there, just like in your example...
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mamba replied to the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24.because it is the normal thing to do… when you ask me for directions and I give them in a way that is unclear to you, do you just head...
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Whoah.... no they absolutely weren't. Draconians were a replacement for orcs, and other 1E "bad guys to be killed". They weren't...
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mamba replied to the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24.I am not saying they don’t exist, only that to me they are not warranted. People have different preferences and priorities, it happens...