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Micah Sweet replied to the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread.I agree. Gygax's Simulationist sensibilities (compared to a lot of modern games, and no matter what he said when trying to sell his... -
Micah Sweet reacted to AlexofBarbaria's post in the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread with
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I love Gygaxian naturalism and wish it were more present in the OSR. There aren't enough autodidact beardos getting out of their depth... -
Micah Sweet reacted to the Jester's post in the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread with
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I'm a big fan of Gygaxian naturalism. Things like gelatinous cubes having evolved to live in dungeons are awesome. I think that we can... -
Micah Sweet replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I get that. My solution is just to avoid any mechanics that try to enforce genre altogether, except in specific situations where I feel...
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I have seen the same with new players and story. Fun to watch. But still, if that player took a Hulk Smash character, no amount of...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Player skill vs character skill?.What if they just say, "I try to pick the lock" without any mention of noise? Do they know they're not actually rolling to pick the lock...
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Another aspect of player skill vs character skill is what about new players? Expecting a 1st time player to know about D&D tropes on...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Player skill vs character skill?.I have to ask: when you have your players roll for stuff like this, do they know that success for the actual action they're taking is...
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Do you require a roll if the wrong part of the room is being searched? What happens on a really high roll? In general I find asking...
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The idea that I as a player have to figure out the trap when my avatar in the world knows more about traps than I ever will has always...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Player skill vs character skill?.My take is that the player decides what they want done, but the character has to carry it out to the best of their in-setting ability...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Upper_Krust's post in the thread GOD RULES: Player's Guide (5e) Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page with Like.
Psocodragons are basically the "Bookworms" of the Akashic Library; which while physical is mostly metaphysical. Its the Border between...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Corinnguard's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) A5E System Reference Document (A5ESRD) with Like.
It also feels like it does almost the same thing for the players by giving them more customization options to choose from. Not just in...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Kickstarter Traveller 5e powered by the DnD SRD in 2026 crowdfunding.That's true. The 5e adaptation of Middle-Earth (both versions) are hardly at the same power level as WotC 5e.
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Micah Sweet reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread Kickstarter Traveller 5e powered by the DnD SRD in 2026 crowdfunding with Like.
That's a fair point, I think of 5e as high-powered because of the player characters' ability to punch well above their weight class...