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Mannahnin reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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My caregiver comments, “The guy on the far right has a more complicated problem than the first two, though.” -
Mannahnin reacted to gnarlygninja's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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I'm not sure I'd go so far in this direction either. Noah Baumbach puts a lot of those into dialogue, and those movies generally work... -
Mannahnin replied to the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+].For the record, Dwarves and Hobbits in the original 1974 rules are races, and that is a separate concept from class, but the only class...
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Mannahnin reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with
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B/X didn't have ability score modifiers for races as they were classes. You could play a halfling with 18 str if you rolled it (or... -
Mannahnin reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
I’d probably do something along the lines of giving each race substitute or variant features & weaknesses for the base class. As a...
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Mannahnin reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
Like according to the d20PFSRD, the Dwarf has the Foehammer (Fighter), Forgemaster (Cleric), Stonelord (Paladin) and Exarch...
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Mannahnin reacted to billd91's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
While there were a few disappointments in 2e (ranger, bard), we found that 2e improved enough on 1e that we were content to use it for...
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In my experience, it's not uncommon for skill-based games to still have some class-based elements. This often comes in the form of...
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Mannahnin reacted to Gus L's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
I've played OD&D, B/X, 1E, BECMI/Rules Cyclopedia, and 2E over the years. When they were first out and I was a kid B/X was the starting...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
To the OP, technically OD&D was my first experience of D&D even if I didn't technically play it. I was a kid in 1981 and saw my older...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
When the PO books came out, I was actually pretty excited. One of my favorite PCs is a paladin who can't wear armor, but had a d12 for...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
A few years ago I asked Frank Mentzer if there was one thing he could change about BECMI, what would it be. His answer was an...
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Mannahnin reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
My love for 2e comes down to two things: 1) It was my first D&D edition I played regularly. 2) I could understand the rules. I had...
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Mannahnin reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
Huh. Noted. Teach me to guess. It wasn't an important claim, but I don't like being wrong. Thank you.
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Mannahnin reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
We have the actual sales data that disproves this claim. Over here...