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Mannahnin reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with
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Another little thing: if the author wants to convey their idea of a situation (a room, an environment, a moment), give us 3 senses of... -
Mannahnin reacted to Bagpuss's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with Like.
4th Ed which was mainly two page spread for encounters was really designed to make things easier for the DM. There were complaints at...
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Mannahnin reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with Like.
Yeah, something simple and consistent is nice. For a more narrative side, I like how Carved from Brindlewood stuff tends to format the...
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Mannahnin reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with Like.
I really like NPCs following a standard format (for that adventure) with a couple of key features per entry. E.g: Appearance: purple...
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Mannahnin reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with Like.
One thing I make for myself that I am not sure I have ever seen in a published module are relationship webs: just a bunch of pictures of...
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Mannahnin reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread [Old school] I can't deal with inventory with Like.
These days, when I play solo, equipment is a very important. I like Dragonbane's slot system (small, large and trivial size items).
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Mannahnin reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread [Old school] I can't deal with inventory with Like.
Equipment was a big deal when we started with D&D in 1980. Everything was accounted for: arrows, sling pellets, torches, rations...
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Mannahnin reacted to Edgar Ironpelt's post in the thread [Old school] I can't deal with inventory with Like.
And as I posted previously: "Implementing this causes complexity to creep into the initially simple system." It might be a net benefit...
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Mannahnin reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread [Old school] I can't deal with inventory with Like.
Most of the decision could be reduced to "Do I use this now or potentially later", "Do I pick this up" or "Do we go further?". Do I use...
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I have a story about Rocketship X-M. Dad and I had talked about MST3K but he hadn’t watched any. One time he and Mom were visiting me...
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Mannahnin reacted to JML's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
Guessing you're referring to the Jeff Easley covers of the Orange Spine version? Larry Elmore didn't do any AD&D 1E covers. I think all...
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Mannahnin reacted to Spellslinging Sellsword's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
I've long thought that a core book that covers play from 1-10 and a second book that covers play 11+ would make sense.
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Mannahnin reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
1E's vibes were immaculate, building on the weird fantasy vibes of OD&D and just leaning into them. The full page PHB illustration of a...
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Mannahnin reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
I believe the higher page count was due to layout changes, otherwise the core books were the same content (with some small amount of...
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Mannahnin reacted to Reynard's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
The great weakness of the RC is that it dispenses with the teaching tools.