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OB1 reacted to dbolack's post in the thread California bill (AB 412) would effectively ban open-source generative AI with
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My high school physics class leaned into this so hard. The homework assignments were from the book and the books had the answer written... -
OB1 replied to the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative.Okay, this is the best explanation I've seen on how the hope/fear duality play out to change the 'narrative' of the story being told. I...
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OB1 reacted to Kichwas's post in the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative with Like.
It will vary by game group because some will make heavy use of it and others will use it as a token resource to be spent with little...
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OB1 reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative with Like.
I think that's the crux of it. One of the reasons I'm on the lookout for a game that actually explains how to implement narrative...
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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.
BG3 completely outshone both Solasta (as the fellow D&D game) and D:OS 1+2 (as the fellow Larian games), it was clearly the combination...
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OB1 replied to the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th.Friction from restraints isn’t necessarily a detriment to the creative process and can in fact lead to better results.
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OB1 replied to the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th.I think that D&D is created with the purpose in mind to be a fantasy story generator and that the combination of lore and rules...
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OB1 replied to the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th.Not saying that D&D makes a game or a show good, I said that when talented people use it, the outcomes are better than when they don't...
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OB1 replied to the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th.Exactly! Also, agree that Monsterheart was fantastic content. Probably the best non D&D one shot they've done (Tailsen's Cthulu...
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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 Like.
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...
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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 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...