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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again..I didn't know know PF2 had Hero Points either. Has it taken PF in a more narrative direction than the original? I thought PF2's issue... -
Micah Sweet replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".So you have no experience with the situation I described. That's fine, but it does mean you can't pass judgement on why such people act...
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Micah Sweet reacted to soviet's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with
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Good post. I think it also contributes to the excessive optimisation of ability scores. In TSR editions you could have a fighter with... -
Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?.Not sure what you mean here.
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".C'mon! How is that not an attack on an assumed bad GM you likely haven't even met? There are plenty of reasons that a person doesn't...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Gradine's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
The problem with this is that the term "railroading" is never going to be able to drop its derogatory baggage. And so insisting that...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Mannahnin'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.
Sure. I expect because they're easier to relate to, and if they're centered, demihumans can be more easily defined/understood by the...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+].I hear you. I had a session zero for my new Level Up campaign last week. I had no particular restrictions on character build, but I am...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again..5.5 has Hero Points?
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Good for you. Not all of us have the option to fine-tune our gaming group that way, usually because some or all of them are friends...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+].To be honest, I'm never completely comfortable with any party that doesn't include at least one human. I feel it adds necessary (to me)...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".What do you do if someone says, "I attack", and is uncomfortable with being more specific, or can't think of anything more interesting...
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Micah Sweet reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
What? You leaped several stages ahead there. No. I like to play these things out at the table. I just reject the idea that playing it...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".So you'd rather have mechanics that artificially simulate the stressors of high stakes conversations than engage in actual conversation...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?.So long as you're coming at it from a representational perspective, that what you've got in practice. Seeing it "math first" is a...