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Ppemerton replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.I don't think anyone is under an obligation to accept whatever IP holders shovel at them. But I think that endless whinging about new...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.I remember, in the mid-90s when the internet was still a new thing for grad students in Arts faculties, discovering and enjoying a...
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Ppemerton reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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Not sure what to tell you. For me lore has always been a tool used to enable gameplay experiences. The point for me has always been... -
Ppemerton reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
When something new comes out it does not cancel or ruin what has come before. I like a lot of games (and editions of games) that are no...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.I GMed my first session of Mythic Bastionland yesterday: Mythic Bastionland actual play The players knew nothing about the game or the...
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Ppemerton reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
Where I’m currently at, is I see lots of an approach to system that goes. Game not working > create techniques that deal with the...
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Ppemerton reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
Looooong term (like hundreds of sessions), yeah. That’s what we’re talking about doing once we complete the current set of threads based...
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Ppemerton reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Yeah, some digging suggests that as you note there was a companion before Drizzit and his figurine; and "we don't know for sure" unlike...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I think the militant saints and the miracle-working knights/kings are all pretty closely tied together, particularly when filtered...
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PYeah, I've been reflecting on this thinking about how I'd run the game - and I think I'd probably fall back on the Virtues as the...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Right. The archetype that clerics and paladins draw from is the mediaeval idea of the rightful knight/king who can heal with a touch...
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Ppemerton reacted to Mustrum_Ridcully's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
There might be power set similiarities, but also stark differences - because that book doesn't describe the guy getting into armed...
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Ppemerton reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I think you're making a lot of claims about what designers do that sound (although I doubt you mean it to) very judgmental. People...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.That was going to be my answer. My understanding (from hearsay - I've never read a Drizzt novel) is that Drizzt fought with two weapons...
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Ppemerton reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The first thing that springs to mind is Drizzt Do'Urden and his panther, but that's probably not it. Let me ask Mr. Google ... Mr...