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Ppemerton replied to the thread Challenge Accepted!.This doesn't tell me how the "info dig" is actually resolved. And this doesn't sound like Sir Galahad.
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Ppemerton reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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It's unlikely to be the same guy really, but if the DM I knew was related to him, I wouldn't be surprised. Here's something else he... -
Ppemerton reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Depends where you went to college! I heard a lot about this guy second hand. The vampire story was real though. Someone asked if they... -
Ppemerton reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Read again. I said he was badmouthing players as a set. I didn't say anything about how he was responding to my position, nor do I... -
Ppemerton reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Wow.
Spellbooks are the #1 reason I prefer sorcerers to wizards. I've had bad experiences with DMs intentionally targeting spellbooks. I...
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Ppemerton reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Haha.
I was considering the opposite where magical gear is less impactful or that attuning allowed you to reconjure important gear, but you do...
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Ppemerton reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I actually think it's counterintuitive, but it highlights a problem with D&D: Magic items eat way too much of the power budget of a...
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Ppemerton reacted to gban007's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I guess from my perspective, if you don't care what Micah said, why did you jump in on a response to Micah? As it stands by choosing...
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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?.Feuerbach might say that he's not, strictly speaking, an atheist - he's just establishing a true consciousness about the content and...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs..I write professionally, but not fiction (genre or otherwise) - I'm an academic in literary disciplines (law and philosophy), and my work...
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Ppemerton reacted to soviet's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Wow.
Quite right, don't let the others influence you.
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Ppemerton reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
A conceptual exercise, then: would you want to see a doctor who hasn’t paid any attention to medical research since the 1990s? Would you...
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PPeople who've only played one game, like D&D think they have invented something new when they are likely just going over well-trodden...
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Ppemerton reacted to practicalm's post in the thread Worlds of Design: Life in the Big City with Like.
In fantasy worlds, lei lines or other centers of magic could cause a city to be built to support the magical society that built around...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill".It's not their coinage, though - the term goes back to the 1970s. Eg both Gygax and Pulipher use it, to describe the wargame-y play that...