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NNeonchameleon reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Just to clarify, as I think I've lost track a bit here: when you say "harder on your players" are you speaking of harder to actually... -
NNeonchameleon reacted to The-Magic-Sword's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I tend to think of Story Now games (e.g. your PBTA and Apocalypse World and so forth) and games like 4e as the "Modern" era, but I also...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to mamba's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
About a third of sales is probably bought to be read and never played, and I assume that they are very much aware of that and factor...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
As a group, I think they're absolutely at least as important. This shouldn't be controversial; even people I've disagreed with about...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I didn't say the PCs. I said the players. If the players are having a problem with how hard things are for their PCs (especially as a...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I think this is really easy to say when you aren't actually paying for your groceries with money from RPG sales.
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NNeonchameleon reacted to aramis erak's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
from my point of view, as a frequent user of maps and tokens in D&D since 1981... Movement is the single most mechanical of those. It's...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I have to point out that the three one-man band authors I'm familiar with (the authors, respectively, of Fragged Empire, Wicked Pacts...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I still stand by the opinion the original Greyhawk paladin was extremely heavily modelled on one particular character from one specific...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Modern is not necessarily better. Modern is not necessarily better. Modern is not necessarily better. So we are reminded ad nauseum...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I don't think anyone is under an obligation to accept whatever IP holders shovel at them. But I think that endless whinging about new...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
The only problem with that is too many parts of Witchcraft are mechanically a mess. There are far too clearly winners (Mages) and...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
When something new comes out it does not cancel or ruin what has come before. I like a lot of games (and editions of games) that are no...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think the idea that lore is set in stone once set does a harm to our ability to take creative risks and iterate on a game's design. I...
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NNeonchameleon replied to the thread Ghost roleplaying.Does the Daggerheart Ghost transformation card count? (I've two games where players have ended up as ghosts). For that matter does the...