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Nikosandros reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun - First Impressions with
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Not really. They’re very small, simple adventures, I think they’d work best quest board style. They do look very easy to use, but they... -
Nikosandros reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun - First Impressions with Like.
The point that stood out to me in his review was that these adventures are linear, scripted back-to-back combat encounters; there are...
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Nikosandros reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun - First Impressions with Like.
This doesn't make any logical sense. I own a Kia. That doesn't mean I don't think a Range Rover could potentially be a better car. You...
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Nikosandros reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun - First Impressions with Like.
His point isn't that they can't be made to work, just that they're extremely mediocre compared to similar one page modern OSR...
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Nikosandros reacted to agrayday's post in the thread Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun - First Impressions with Like.
it was interesting to see Ben Milton's video review of the adventures., and how much they are lacking. And honestly with the amount of...
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Nikosandros reacted to Olgar Shiverstone's post in the thread Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun - First Impressions with Like.
Are there outlines or suggestions for combining the mini adventures into a larger campaign? Edit: I found Questing Beast's review to be...
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Nikosandros reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Dhampir and Other Species To Be Included in Astarion's Book of Hungers with Like.
Selling licenses to access digital content, that can be revoked at any time with or without a reason, as if they were consumer goods, is...
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Nikosandros reacted to Ziran's post in the thread D&D General Metal Miniatures Based On the 1977 D&D Basic Set Box with Like.
Hey there, this is Justin and i am the producer of the Holmes Boxed Set - Sirius Metal. The box set was my entry point into the game...
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Nikosandros reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread AD&D 1E What does this (d8, d6) dice notation mean in the DMG? with Like.
Add a couple more possibilities you have a nice random table right there. I think option 2 might be the for-realsies reason in this...
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Nikosandros replied to the thread AD&D 1E What does this (d8, d6) dice notation mean in the DMG?.Two reasons I can think of: 1) It's more baroque, as @Parmandur wrote above. 2) You don't waste time re-rolling. 3) An almost fanatical...
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Nikosandros reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread AD&D 1E What does this (d8, d6) dice notation mean in the DMG? with
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That is pretty awesome. Gygax had a very Baroque approach to math. -
Nikosandros reacted to LordBP's post in the thread AD&D 1E What does this (d8, d6) dice notation mean in the DMG? with Like.
Look at page 10 of the DMG. The d4 can be used to generate 25% incremental probabilities, random numbers from 1 to 4, with + 1 it...
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Nikosandros reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread AD&D 1E What does this (d8, d6) dice notation mean in the DMG? with Like.
I feel like it must be: -- d6: 1-3: roll 1d8 for result. 4-6: roll 1d8+8 for result. ...but it'd be nice if that was explained. Given...
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Nikosandros reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn with Like.
Well, looks like you called that one:
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Nikosandros reacted to SlyFlourish's post in the thread Unearthed Arcana WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book. with Like.
How they implemented backgrounds is one of the big failings of D&D 2024. Luckily, its a very easy fix by defaulting to the "Backgrounds...