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PI think this is just a terminology issue I'm not understanding, not a problem with the article, but for the life of me I can't...
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PPamphylian reacted to fuindordm's post in the thread D&D General XP: How Do You Like To Earn It? with
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If I'm playing D&D as a GAME, then I prefer XP to come mainly from treasure. This is the method that most closely aligns player... -
PPamphylian reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General XP: How Do You Like To Earn It? with Like.
The big thing milestone xp doesn't do is reward individual characters for what they do and-or not reward them for what they don't do...
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PPamphylian reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D General XP: How Do You Like To Earn It? with Like.
XP should be for accomplishing things the game wants me to accomplish, whether killing monsters, overcoming obstacles, finding...
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PPamphylian reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General XP: How Do You Like To Earn It? with Like.
Well, as a player, I don't want "chapters" and I don't expect pacing to be the purview of the GM (outside of things like con events)...
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PPamphylian reacted to DrJawaPhD's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you run an open table game in D&D '24? with Like.
Most of my 5e DnD experience has been this type of "open table" FLGS environment, with single DMs running long (multiple year) campaigns...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread Favorite mythological creature.Hard to beat the Stymphalian Birds - bronze maneating beaks that pierce armor but are trappable in corkwood, launchable metallic...
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PPamphylian reacted to talien's post in the thread RPG Evolution: Inspiration from Saugus Iron Works with Like.
For DMs looking to imbue their fantasy worlds with the gritty, relentless authenticity of a true industrial complex, there is no better...
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PPamphylian reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General XP: How Do You Like To Earn It? with Like.
As a GM, I tend to aim for "XP for overcoming challenges" aka giving XP for figuring stuff out and not necessarily having to fight or...
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PPamphylian reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General XP: How Do You Like To Earn It? with Like.
I try to run games that I would enjoy playing in, so my answer doesn’t really change from DM perspective vs player perspective. I like...
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PPamphylian reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D General XP: How Do You Like To Earn It? with Like.
I chose Treasure, Milestones, and XP is so 1983...so my feelings are conflicted. My D&D experience has largely been Milestones. Even in...
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PPamphylian reacted to Nobleshield's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you run an open table game in D&D '24? with Like.
I'm considering starting an open-table D&D campaign at my LGS since several people have come in the past couple of weeks asking about...
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PPamphylian reacted to touc's post in the thread D&D General Using the Deck of Many Things Tomorrow, Will I Blow Up My Game? with Like.
A Deck of Many Things has TPK'd two of my gaming groups over the years, the last a level 16 party in Acererak's Tower on the Negative...
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PPamphylian replied to the thread D&D General XP: How Do You Like To Earn It?.Treasure-for-xp all the way. At least as the bulk of xp. Haven't found anything else that balances ease of accounting, motivation, and...
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PPamphylian reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
I never got to play Moldvay/Cook or Mentzer. My introduction to BECMI was the Rules Cyclopedia, which I bought and used (along with The...