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PPamphylian reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D General A Way for Players to Roll Hidden Checks with
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For in person games when I want a secret roll but many players (understandably) want to feel like they have some control (even if that... -
PPamphylian reacted to jonesymat's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
This is not my experience. Not significantly anyway. Combat normally are very fast in my games (compared to the modern editions). Only...
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PPamphylian reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
wasn’t it the other way around? It supported a wider variety in 2014 than it does in 2024, and that is what he is complaining about
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PPamphylian replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.I will say that I looked a bit askance at the utility of attack matrices for a while, but gained an appreciation during a 5e game where...
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PPamphylian reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
“One of the things I love—and I speak in the present tense—about 5E14 is, even as it substantially streamlined D&D’s rules and options...
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PPamphylian reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Do you think it's fair to call it knee-jerk? But I understand how you say you expected something more "thoughtful," that's part of what...
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PPamphylian reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
A very surprising post by Keith Ammann of TMKWTD. I'm passingly familiar with the blog, I check it out every now and again and I've...
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PA thought, instead of Spell Draining what about a spell corrupting effect. Like these creatures don't drain the magic but corrupt it and...
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PPamphylian reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I love the idea of Big Mysteries that are hinted at by the discoveries that the PCs make. And it might spark curiosity about what...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.Yeah, probably not the best way to communicate clues or info that needs to be known. It probably does work best with a somewhat...
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PPamphylian reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I agree that mysteries are a good way to go but it seem you are saying that a lot of seed will fall on barren ground. In that a lot of...
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PPamphylian reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Or just actual history, right? Im reading a fantastic book on medieval history and it makes a point of noting how often histories by...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.The answer for my players has always been a good mystery. All my most successful lore deliveries have been because something was hinted...
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PPamphylian reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General D&D Dungeon Map Design: Good and Bad with Like.
Yeah. I also like the device of having a trap or secret door early in the dungeon left open/fired, maybe with a body lying in it, as a...
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PPamphylian reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D General D&D Dungeon Map Design: Good and Bad with Like.
Personally, I think the best way for PCs to know to look for/find secret doors is to have enemies (or allies) use them when appropriate.