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Years ago I was DMing for two young nephews, and when one of them (9 y.o. at the time) was disappointed about failing a climbing check... -
I think either will feel pointless, but I don't feel they'll feel like the same kind of pointless.
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By that logic, you don't lose in your bowling league, because you get to play next week no matter what happens this week. "So long as...
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You almost got there. You win, as a player, by having your character achieve their goal/s--this can be kinda fractal, goals can be...
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Mannahnin reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with
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I know I've told this story here before, but while trying to fight the BBEG in Scarlet Temple in darkness the wizard got a spell mishap... -
Mannahnin reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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I've been telling my nieces and nephews that this is Rage Against the Machine: -
Mannahnin reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with Like.
We had the torch go out while we were exploring a room, but I immediately could see how dangerous it going out in combat would be. As it...
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Mannahnin reacted to Brendan Byrd's post in the thread D&D General The Original Reason for Spell Components: Balancing Bad Jokes with Like.
I've always interpreted this as a reference to "Music of the Spheres". 'Tonals' showed up in the Immortals boxed set (BECMI) Edit to...
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Mannahnin reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread RPG Evolution: What Do You Mean, "Run"? with
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I have also created encounters where staying and fighting was simply not an option. For example, I had one where the party was trying to... -
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Reputation as a DM makes a difference too. I've got a reputation as a "killer DM" because I let the chips fall where they may...
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Mannahnin reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread The First Rule of David Fincher is You Don't Rank David Fincher with Like.
As a Fincher movie, yes, it is lacking. As an Aliens franchise piece...it is miserable. But as a sci-fi horrro movie? Pretty drcent...
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This is my daughter's current favorite book. She's so excited that she's acting like I did when Star Wars first hit theaters...
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Mannahnin replied to the thread Shadowdark Let's make Shadowdark monsters!.Black Pudding AC 9, HP 30, ATK 3 tentacle +4 (2d6), MV near (climb), S +2, D -1, C +3, I -4, W -3, Ch -4, AL N, LV 6 Impervious. Only...
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Mannahnin reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread D&D General Keying and how we all do it? with Like.
My keying currently looks like the following pic. I've started using reference images of the dungeon on the same page. Each room has a...
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Absolutely! I am big on these things as well and think they help, but they do increase length and complexity as well - still a good...