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OB1 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with
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That's Brennan Lee Mulligan's argument. He likes there being so few rules for the roleplaying aspects of D&D, so that his players feel... -
OB1 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with Like.
Some of those other systems are pretty quirky, too, or the games they play with them are. They've played Tales of Equestria (My Little...
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OB1 replied to the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th.Maybe, but isn't it also possible that D&D enhances the abilities of storytellers in a way that results in a better end product than...
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OB1 replied to the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th.Exactly! And even though that's not what it's made for, it's incredibly good at doing it. That, to me, is the weird bit of magic in...
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OB1 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with Like.
Stories emerge from D&D gameplay. That isn't the same as that being what it is made for. I was just trying to draw a distinction between...
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OB1 reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with Like.
I said he's a D&D diehard, not that he's locked into D&D. "Those are not the same thing." I'd argue he has Pathfinder brain, as...
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OB1 replied to the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th.I didn't mean collaborative in the sense of the definition of that style in TTRPG Design, I meant it in the generic use of the word...
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OB1 reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with Like.
I mean, in the penultimate episode (or maybe the one before) of Campaign 3, he literally squeaked "I love D&D!" like an excited child...
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OB1 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with Like.
I don't know if he is a "D&D diehard" through and through, but he is definitely a director style GM for a group that is mostly players...
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OB1 reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with Like.
Not only that, but they were playing Pathfinder 1e before moving to D&D5e for streaming, Matt was playing 3.x before that, and as we've...
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OB1 replied to the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th.I take this one step further. So far, the NAVAs have created their best material when playing D&D, and that is why the combination is...
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OB1 reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with Like.
I think it's incredibly unlikely that CR swap to Daggerheart for their main campaign. The question is not whether they will lose viewers...
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OB1 replied to the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative.Reading thru the SRD just saved me $60. I think there is potential here for sure, but I'm gonna wait at least a year to see how well...
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OB1 reacted to Christian Hoffer's post in the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative with Like.
Daggerheart tries to simultaneously offer a robust set of combat tools driven by high fantasy while also encouraging a collaborative...
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OB1 reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Daggerheart has been Officially Released with Like.
I didn't appreciate the playtest material I saw either, it seemed kind of "bleh", but the actual release game is not something I could...