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Nikosandros replied to the thread Spoilers Alien: Earth Spoiler Thread.I thought that it was actually directing the ticks, but it was just an impression. -
Nikosandros replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.I consider druids to be quite powerful. Illusionists are too, but they do require a creative player and a DM who is willing to let them...
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Nikosandros replied to the thread Spoilers Alien: Earth Spoiler Thread.I found this a weak episode. They went overboard, IMO, and they crossed the line from horror to ridiculous. Still the smart alien should...
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Nikosandros reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with
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Absolutely. 1e was better designed than folks give it credit for IMO, even if the organization left much to be desired. -
Nikosandros reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General How much Ars Magica is in Dungeons and Dragons 3e? with Like.
I can see a little bit of Rolemaster influence in 3e, but absolutely nothing from Ars Magica. Casters were progressively having many of...
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Nikosandros reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread D&D General How much Ars Magica is in Dungeons and Dragons 3e? with Like.
Ars Magica is roll d10 and add modifier and has talents which feats may have been inspired by. The wizards in 3e are not even remotely...
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Nikosandros reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General How much Ars Magica is in Dungeons and Dragons 3e? with Like.
Basically nothing. Ars Magica is built around an improvisational magic system (which was later seen in Mage: The Ascension and Mage...
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Nikosandros reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread King Kubrick: Ranking Stanley's Best Films with
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Every now and then, I like to rank the films of directors. Fincher. Lynch. Tarantino. The Andersons (not Mr. Anderson, but Paul Tomas... -
Nikosandros replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone WANT to play 1e?.This is one of my least favorite ideas in BECMI. For 9 levels you are an heavy-armored, mace-wielding, undead-turner, healing...
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Nikosandros reacted to GreyLord's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
I loved using UA, but I found that it was easier for class combinations to use Dragon lance Adventures for class and race rather than...
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Nikosandros reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Heroes of the Borderlands with Like.
I think I will be picking them up in about 14 hours. I will do an AMA when I can, later tomorrow.
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Nikosandros reacted to mixmastashizz's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
At first I balked at 1e dragons and on paper preferred the 2e versions. After actually playing 1e for any considerable time, I prefer...
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Nikosandros reacted to rabindranath72's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
The short answer: the 2e dragons are way stronger than the 1e ones, bordering on the broken/overpowered. So much so that you (DM) may be...
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Nikosandros reacted to Thagdal's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
As was common for people around me, all my groups back then pretty treated UA like a collection of dragon magazines bound together. The...
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Nikosandros replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.I got into AD&D in 1986, so UA was already available. I bought it even before the DMG and basically used almost all of it back then...