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PPamphylian reacted to loverdrive's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with
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Another self-defeating part of the game is... combat! There's so many options and so little restrictions in combat that it's... -
PPamphylian reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) How I prep monsters in 5E D&D. with Like.
How I prep monsters in 5E D&D (a 7 and a half step process ;) ). 1. I choose the appropriate monster based on the scenario, terrain, my...
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PPamphylian reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General Disaster Patrons and Their Longsuffering Warlocks with Like.
Okay, I know some of y’all are all about the ominous, scary, possibly malicious and insidious, Warlock Patrons. But what if….the...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D.Doom 3 and it's flashlight also comes to mind. I think it had both fans and detractors. I fully agree, D&D can benefit from these tense...
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PPamphylian reacted to Merlecory's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Re: Darkness I think some of this could be ascribed to the medium being used. Most video games (horror being the chief counter-example)...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D.In my experience, these gameplay contrivances can contribute gameplay value, narrative value, and verisimilitude when done well! The...
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PPamphylian reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
What my players are familiar with often seems strange to me. Doctor Strangelove? “We can’t fight in here, this is the war room!”...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D.Trading one third level spell (Create Food and Drink) for another third level spell (Fireball) AND Conjure Dire Turkey Flock, all to get...
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PPamphylian reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with
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No one needs create food and drink. I conjure a flock of turkeys and fireball them. Roast turkey for dozens. Ice Storm and there is... -
PPamphylian reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I care far less about what D&D does nowadays than I do about having a game that suits my needs.
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PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D.My synthesis of these two positions, which I both agree with, is that the purpose of darkness mechanics is to adjudicate darkness, and...
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PPamphylian reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
See, I thought the point of darkness mechanics was to adjudicate situations in play where it's dark. For me, that's what all the...
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PPamphylian reacted to Chaltab's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
...Obviously. But the point of having mechanics around darkness is that it gives the game and the Narrator tools to make the game more...
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PPamphylian reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
To me the purpose of darkness is to depict areas that don't have any light. I know it sounds silly, but there are dark places in most...
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PPamphylian reacted to Older Beholder's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Not what the thread is about, but I've made my own self defeating rules as a player (For roleplay purposes): A Barbarian that is trying...