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Jordan was a master of languid, luxurious prose. Having met him and listened to him speak at length in person at a signing, he spoke... -
Mannahnin reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Do you think we might start to see more varied Tiefling art to match the PHB descriptions? with
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It's like Beastmen in Warhammer. Originally they were extremely varied (different animal heads, different forms) but they defaulted to... -
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As I have frequently said, despite being a part of this community, I often feel like I have no place to discuss D&D and other games I... -
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It doesn't help that there's a number of high profile fitness influencers who are doctors of chiropractic making outlandish claims about...
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Mannahnin replied to the thread Playing "Adventurers" As Actual Adventurers.The Avalon Hill board game Outdoor Survival which OD&D used for its wilderness map is entirely focused on this. Navigating overland...
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Earthdawn has that mechanic. In that game you don't get XP, you get Legend. Tell your tale to one of the Great Libraries and your...
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Mannahnin reacted to Alas's post in the thread Playing "Adventurers" As Actual Adventurers with Like.
Can't stop thinking about this: to really play into the "intrepid explorer" theme, I'd want a game to have some sort of "expeditionary...
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Mannahnin reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Playing "Adventurers" As Actual Adventurers with Like.
I disagree. You can make it interesting. We treat “Supply” (being food, water, firewood, medicinals, and other consumables) as...
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The short version of this question—D&D lacks a full exploitation pillar; what games feature one? I will of course (and predictably—but...
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I think maybe a core stress mechanic may be the right way to go, especially if there are interesting ways to alleviate and/or explore...
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Yeap, I get that. Im trying to figure out how to make it more interesting than Oregon Trail the RPG. Maybe it doesnt need to be?
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Mannahnin reacted to schneeland's post in the thread Playing "Adventurers" As Actual Adventurers with Like.
Not completely man vs. nature, but there's a fair amount of survival aspects (limited resources, degradation of gear, rules for...
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Maybe some kind of deck mechanic that generates a thematic scenario for the party to resolve?
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Not necessarily, in most other media this is an exercise in creative writing. Some elements of it could be handled with improv but that...
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Mannahnin reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Playing "Adventurers" As Actual Adventurers with Like.
Personal opinion: They aren't generally interesting to play out, in and of themselves. Like, the things you do to prevent disease...