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Ppemerton replied to the thread Approaching writing adventures for home games?.Not at all. Here's an adventure I wrote - I haven't run it, but it is a good illustration of how Prince Valiant adventures are written...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.These claims are obviously not universally accepted. Which is what matters, even if the claims are true. Human behaviour is shaped by...
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Ppemerton reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with
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The Once and Future King was published in 1938-1940 (in pieces, single volume is from 1958). Its prose is not terribly inventive or... -
Ppemerton replied to the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots?.For me, the biggest difference between Arthurian-esque fantasy and more conventional D&D-esque fantasy is that the latter tends to be...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun.I disagree. The text is not dictating what RPGers can and cannot do in the setting. Rather, it is presenting a creative vision of a...
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Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Only when edition warring.
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Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Ahh, edition warring. How I missed thee. @clearstream, feel free to have to last word because this level of sophistry is just beyond me. -
Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Your character has 50 HP. He takes 5 points of damage. What happened? Same character takes 49 points of damage. What happened? What...
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Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Haha.
The difference is, we can twist "destroyed" into some sort of mechanical meaning that suits a specific interpretation that is not...
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Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Again, you're insisting that I'm stating a preference. I have zero problems with the mechanic. The mechanics are perfectly fine. Good...
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Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
To be fair, I just checked the 4e PHB, and it appears that you can choose not to kill things with energy attacks. I stand corrected...
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Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
See, again, this is the whole 6 impossible things before breakfast. HP make zero sense. AC is an abstraction that makes virtually no...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun.The DM would make something up? I mean, you're talking about 2nd ed AD&D!
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Ppemerton reacted to loverdrive's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
They all are artistic decisions, and I'm charging $50 per face per session for my artistic decisions. If a player doesn't want that...
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Ppemerton reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Did you play D&D or Dark Sun in the 2e era? Comments like these make it seem very much like you did not. Not only that… the setting...