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payn reacted to Committed Hero's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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This is what I tell people is what makes sports and games interesting. You have a framework of rules in place, but when you sit down to... -
payn reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
Haha.
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payn reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Our group plays a WIDE variety of games. So for us Plot, Story, and Play to Find Out are not all talking about the same potato, but...
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payn reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
another issue could be that people do not like vancian casting in the abstract, but that does not mean they will prefer your specific...
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payn reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Great questions! I think we spin waaaaay to much over the distinctions here, like between, "...is a story," and, "...is a story...
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payn reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
In their analysis of what went wrong with 4E reception, a key point the designers have noted was mistaking the "applause for the end of...
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payn replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].I dont like the tactical team aspect of D&D, or I should say I dont like it to be required. If the game works with a herd of cats, but...
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payn reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
That is not the same thing as saying they tried to recreate WoW's mechanics in 4E. At the time, WoW was decimating the TTRPG community...
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payn reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
You're not wrong about that. None other than Ben Riggs has told us that WoW was the impetus for 4E's creation, and that designers were...
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payn reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I mean...no? Because that's literally what Dungeon World was specifically designed to do. It was designed to already be story in the...
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payn reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
untrue, a story's a story even as it's happening, even before it's finished.
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payn reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I'm interested in both. You don't have a team without members. And you don't have members without a team. It's like saying one should...
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payn reacted to MGibster's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I played D&D 4th edition when it was released in 2008 and then started playing World of Warcraft later than same year. After a few...
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payn reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
The unified d20 resolution system that 3E introduced was way overdue and is a fantastic now-core addition to the game...
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payn reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Personally, I play TTRPGs because I like games. If I just wanted a story generator, I'd do collaborative writing with my friends. I've...