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OOlgar Shiverstone reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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Alternatively, it's just a different story. The Exploration of Moria or The Fall of Baromir are two stories that take place in the... -
OOlgar Shiverstone reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I would say that how the PCs interact with the world and it's denizens generates events, not story. Story comes from the telling of...
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OOlgar Shiverstone replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Given the terms you used, I'd call RPGs "story generators." IMO there should be no inherent plot or story, but the GM should provide...
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OOlgar Shiverstone reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one? with Like.
Sorcerer - same as the 3e version where it has spells, it has slots, and it's good to go. No preparation or pre-memorization, nothing...
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OOlgar Shiverstone reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms with Like.
That scene was not actually in the stories, it was added for the show. George R.R. Martin is overall pretty happy with the adaptation...
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OBuyer's remorse? "Dear diary. I'm feeling good about giving up the money. The Empire sucks and the Rebellion really needed it." Some...
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OOlgar Shiverstone reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
I can't follow the Facebook link without logging in. But Ken Whitman is possibly the most prolific scammer active in the TTRPG gaming...
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OOlgar Shiverstone reacted to darjr's post in the thread Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms with Like.
Less poop please. And no more sleeping next to trees!
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OOlgar Shiverstone replied to the thread Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.I think I'm going to need a poop edit; no one needs gratuitous projectile defecation. // D&E has a low-level D&D campaign vibe --...
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OOlgar Shiverstone reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms with Like.
I was really excited for this and this did not disappoint. House of the Dragon is just pointlessly edgelord for my tastes and I gave up...
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OOlgar Shiverstone replied to the thread Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting).Painting Warhammer Quest: Darkwater right now, which was a Christmas gift from the spouse. Great game and beautiful sculpts. Six models...
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OHan shot first. Han refused to save Leia without a reward. Han took valuable resources from the rebels and left before the battle of...
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OOlgar Shiverstone reacted to BookTenTiger's post in the thread Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms with Like.
I love the Dunk & Egg stories, they're really fun adventures without quite as much of the horrors of Game of Thrones. Even though it's...
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OOlgar Shiverstone replied to the thread Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.Fair enough. I suspect non-book readers will miss out on Dunk's internal monologue which IMO adds a lot, unless the show figured out a...
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OOlgar Shiverstone replied to the thread Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.It should be lighter in tone and smaller in scale; that's the appeal of the stories -- a look at the common people, not continent-wide...