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payn reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025) with
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It definitely did not give me an "Expanse" feel, but I have only ever engaged the audiobooks (which are among my favorites; I have... -
Do you mean across the industry as a whole and counting digital/POD? If so I am very confident you are very wrong to think that there...
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I used HeroQuest as a "gateway drug" to (A)D&D when my boys were 10 and 8, to introduce them to the basic concepts of different...
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payn replied to the thread Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025).Starts out intriguing but then doesn’t feel right to me. Ship they are fighting on is too huge. Two people against a dozen or more...
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payn reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Upcoming AAA/AA CRPGs or story-based RPGs (updated 15/04/2025) with
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Time for another update, there are now two Mass Effect-style games in production, with the latest being The Expanse: Osiris Reborn... -
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I just picked up both Dune Imperium and As We Descend. I may have a problem. "My name is Reynard and I am addicted to deckbuilders."
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payn replied to the thread RPG-style Board Games.FFG's Android remains one of my favorites. It was ambitious and bold, and perhaps tried to bite off too much to chew. While its...
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payn replied to the thread GMs: When Is Enough Enough?.All totally fair, however, is the best way to find out if you like a system or not is to launch a long campaign?
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payn reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I have never understood the idea of wanting to start a arms race with the players.
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payn reacted to Scribe's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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If I can finish my work tonight (very possible it will be done to the point of being out of my hands) I will finish my Shadowdark... -
The long-term years-long campaign is an idealized romantic notion perpetuated by media (stuff like CritRole) and ads (this canned...
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That's a good waypoint. Too long for me, but six sessions would probably be ideal for most groups. For me, after the first combat is...
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payn replied to the thread GMs: When Is Enough Enough?.One constant i've discovered in gaming is a lot of folks say they want a long campaign; few actually do. RPG is a tough nut to crack...
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We have a 6 session minimum rule for games. One shots aside we can typically tell within 6 session whether a game is going to work...
