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Micah Sweet reacted to soviet's post in the thread Ben Riggs: 'The Golden Age of TTRPGs is Dead' with
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Do we mean a golden age for the hobby or for the industry? Million dollar kickstarters reflect the latter but maybe not the former... -
Micah Sweet reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 Viewing (Spoilers) with Like.
I think that learning controls is much easier than building/repairing the tech.
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Micah Sweet reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
Yeah. That would drive me away from the game. This tough angry human isn't a human, he's an orc. This other tough angry human isn't...
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Micah Sweet reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
How would that work? For example, I dislike the stealth rules in the 2024 PHB that states that the hide action requires a DC 15 stealth...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Take a look at our system sometime - it's probably closer-related to TSR-era D&D than you realize. www.friendsofgravity.com/games then...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I don't see why a clear houserule wouldn't be a cleaner solution to the problem.
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Micah Sweet reacted to Cadence's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm kind of confused about the difference between a work around and a houserule. I mean, I assume it is a matter of degree. Is...
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Micah Sweet reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Mr. Shey, I know I'm not the person this was directed toward, but it's a public forum and I'm following along. With all due respect, I...
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Micah Sweet reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
Because the DM's role is different, right? They effectively are the judge, jury and (figurative) executioner. Even in a creative...
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Micah Sweet reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
Or how about...all humans are flawed creatures who at times act in bad faith? Yes, this includes DMs, but we still have sheriffs and...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Pamphylian's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
Having Good and Evil as tangible forces is a fun, flavorful, gameable thing. You can detect it, of course, but I think its at is most...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Pamphylian's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I am seeing two options here: 1) The rules exist but are nonfunctional and those who despise can ignore it and those who are used to it...
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Micah Sweet reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
if you don't want a healer to be an essential role in the party maybe stop resorting to lethal combat as your solution to all your...
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Micah Sweet reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
It is interesting that you can easily dispense with any character role in a party but the healer with ease. I've seen parties with nary...
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Micah Sweet reacted to earthsea_wizard's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
I feel that this 2010 quote from Rob Kuntz is relevant here. He posits that medieval fantasy was only a weighed commerical decision...