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Parmandur reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread Dungeon Crawl Classics What is cool to you from a player perspective? with
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I mean, if someone talks about The Turner Diaries as a simple dystopian story, yeah, that's a problem. And yes, something bad does... -
Parmandur replied to the thread What videogames are you playing in 2026?.Exactly. Which isn't anything against games having stories, even excellent ones. And an interactive story with branching elements is a...
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Parmandur reacted to Gradine's post in the thread What videogames are you playing in 2026? with Like.
I have played and loved many RPGs with poor stories, or little-to-no-stories, or where the story clearly isn't the point/purpose. Is...
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Parmandur replied to the thread What videogames are you playing in 2026?.Yet it is definitely ortagonal to the success of eveb an RPG. Some of the most successful RPGs ever released barely have a story, but...
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Parmandur reacted to Sacrosanct'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.
But how else am I supposed to meet TSR alum like Rose Estes and Larry Elmore??!!!! Oh yeah, I could just message them and hang out with...
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Parmandur reacted to Morrus'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.
He’s not said anything there that hasn’t been publicly known and obvious for the last 25 years. There’s no special insider info there...
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Parmandur reacted to Maxperson'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.
Thanks. That was some read. :(
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Parmandur reacted to Hussar's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Playtests Four New Mystic-Themed Subclasses with Like.
This would very much be news to any old school player. How much ink is spilled on things like time keeping and how long your light...
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Parmandur reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Playtests Four New Mystic-Themed Subclasses with Like.
Agreed. Encounter building has been an artform in D&D from the begining.
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Parmandur reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Playtests Four New Mystic-Themed Subclasses with Like.
Y’all are clearly demonstrating why WotC decided not to explain the adventuring day in the 2024 DMG. Nowhere in the 2014 DMG does it say...
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Parmandur reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Daggerheart Sold Out in Two Weeks, Has Three-Year Plan in Place with Like.
Like I said, to me true grimdark is when the absolute best case you can hope for is the sustainment of an already terrible status quo...
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Parmandur replied to the thread What videogames are you playing in 2026?.Even zooming into RPGs, still very much the case: RPGs can have great story, but they still need a compelling gameplay loop. They can...
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Parmandur reacted to sevenbastard'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.
Sure a broken clock is right twice a day so there is a chance he is correct, but he is a BEEEEEEPING BEEP of a BEEEEEEPTASTIC person who...
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Parmandur reacted to Alzrius'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
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I'm glad someone else is saying this. Whitman already has a new page up for his latest "venture" of taking money to reach out to old TSR... -
Parmandur reacted to darjr'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.
Nope, no thanks.