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Mannahnin replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.The PH stuff is pretty similar, but they do seem a bit de-emphasized in the 2E DMG. If you compare 1E pages 28-37 to 2E pages 104-115... -
Mannahnin replied to the thread Homebrew Toying with initiative - phased and segments.Yeah, that's a good one. In practice in my 5TD & B/X mashup I did allow for hitting an ally on a 1, if they were in the line of fire...
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Mannahnin reacted to Gus L's post in the thread Homebrew Toying with initiative - phased and segments with
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The one I use is "if you roll under a 5 on the to hit - regardless of any bonuses etc - you do full damage to an ally". It's bad enough... -
Mannahnin reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
Their second-most successful Backerkit campaign, behind Caverns of Thracia. However, when you look at the number of backers rather than...
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Mannahnin reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Because D&D is the most popular. And people naturally want to be part of what’s popular. Other systems don’t get the same level of...
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Mannahnin reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Arguably the least sucky version of Save and Suck D&D spells was the 4e versions where if memory serves one had progressing effects, up...
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Mannahnin reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Well, casting has changed a fair bit over the editions and still is considered DnD. I'm probably biased, but I think casting got a...
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Mannahnin reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General Not the Wicked Witch: Revisiting the Legacy of Lorraine Williams with Like.
Good post! I think that all of it (including the part I cut) is worthy of thought and reflection, but I wanted to add and expand on one...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread AD&D 1E My AD&D 1E hardback collection - what do you see? with Like.
Ah! Thread necromancy! I didn't mention it at the time because I was still working on it, but I was doing something similar (that I...
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Mannahnin reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Eh... As a designer, I'm of two minds about it. 1) Save or Suck spells have to exist in order to fulfill the mandates of the fantasy...
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Mannahnin reacted to Cadence's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
1) CSIO is something I probably would have bought just because the DM in the first big game I played used it and it is the one classic...
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Mannahnin reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
Nothing exhausts me more than the consequences of my actions.
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Mannahnin reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
While the terminology here is wrong, and there is no evidence of a 'disparagement clause' (in fact GG's words suggest the opposite), it...
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Mannahnin reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
This really does seem to be the "Occam's Razor" answer here. Goodman is undoubtedly sincere (or at least believes himself to be sincere...
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Mannahnin reacted to mamba's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
all of this assumes that Goodman wants out, I have no indication that he does. As far as I can tell he is doing exactly what he wanted...