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PPamphylian reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with
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When people bring up Tolkien as an example of what fantasy they feel D&D should emulate, don't forget that at some point, even the... -
PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D.I totally buy that what you call the “survivalist skin” was always subservient to the combat gameplay loop at most tables most of the...
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PPamphylian reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
But you also had more spells that had little to do with combat or were useful outside of it: Push, Read Magic, Audible Glamer, ESP...
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PPamphylian reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Yeah, I think there were more rules in the early edition to support the idea that the game wasn’t supposed to be about combat per se -...
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PPamphylian reacted to DrJawaPhD's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Depends what you think of when you envision the world of Tolkien. Modern DnD heroic fantasy has every character being Legolas, Gandalf...
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PPamphylian reacted to soviet's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I agree that these things are vesitigial now, and have been vestigial for a long time (certainly back to 4e, and probably 3e to a large...
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PPamphylian reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I think part of what’s going on here is less a design failure and more a reflection of what D&D has always been about at its core. The...
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PIt's worth noting that it hasn't always been this way. In 3e, elves and half-elves had low-light vision (normal vision in dim light...
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PPamphylian reacted to Flying Toaster's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Yes, we lived in a very small town and went to a fairly small school, so our groups were schoolmates and friends. D&D was our main...
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PPamphylian reacted to earthsea_wizard's post in the thread D&D General Who else was resistant to Eberron for awhile before falling for it? with Like.
I remember conversations like this around the time it came out and for years after. I'm one of those people whose first interaction with...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment?.Having Good and Evil as tangible forces is a fun, flavorful, gameable thing. You can detect it, of course, but I think its at is most...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D.I am seeing two options here: 1) The rules exist but are nonfunctional and those who despise can ignore it and those who are used to it...
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PDepends on the focus of the Tolkien fantasy. I think modern folks want to focus more on being bad ass elves and dwarves running into...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D.I mostly complain (though this was only partially my intent) because I play 5e and like many aspects of it, but think some could be...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D.I suppose I don't actually know what constitutes modern heroic fantasy if even Tolkien (including the films) is outside of it! I can...