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piper909 replied to the thread Common Pitfalls in Game Design.I have long wanted to find a use for a tarot deck in a game, perhaps taking the place of a regular card deck. It has the same element of... -
If you live a longer than usual life, you go to a lot of funerals. That's just a fact of life. Wondering why you are still here when so...
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piper909 reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General I wish people would avoid name-dropping Gary Gygax with
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6. When referring to Gygaxian problem solving. Gygaxian Problem Solving - The Only True RPG Design Principle 1. Can the problem be... -
piper909 replied to the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien.I politely disagree. The Silmarillion came out in 1977 and was rushed to completion and heavily abridged. We can see that from the...
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piper909 replied to the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien.Whoa, that's harsh. To this day, I know many, many women of various ages for whom Scarlett O'Hara is a heroine (flawed, but heroic)...
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We used taped together Hot Wheels tracks! Those stung but broomsticks must have really hurt. I agree about the broad sources but I...
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piper909 reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with
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Personally, I love Tolkien, and LotR is probably the greatest fantasy influence on me bar none. But I think that it's difficult to... -
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Well, keep in mind that Tolkien originally had four races and only four races, plus (functionally) Always Chaotic Evil Orcs--and the...
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piper909 replied to the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien.If you are of a certain age, you grew up with only books (or comics), pre-dating any of the D&D games or any of the movies -- hence...
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piper909 reacted to Arnie_Wan_Kenobi's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with Like.
It's funny to me, because I came to D&D largely through Dragonlance originally, and I have realized that I tend to view other settings...
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piper909 reacted to lewpuls's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with Like.
The answer is likely predicated on if you came to Tolkien before you came to FRPGs. Picture courtesy of Pixabay. I read the Lord of...
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piper909 reacted to ruemere's post in the thread Cthulhu By Gaslight Keeper’s Guide Dives Into The Dark Side Of The Era with Like.
Here's a link to an article with more screenshots...
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piper909 reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread Cthulhu By Gaslight Keeper’s Guide Dives Into The Dark Side Of The Era with Like.
After Masque Of the Red Death came out in the 90s we jump in with both feet to horror in the late 1800s. We ditched the D&D based rules...
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Splitting a core book is a calculated risk. What information do the players need? What information is most important to the GM. In the...
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piper909 reacted to Christian Hoffer's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Gets Its Own Horrified Board Game with Like.
Ravensburger has announced a new installment of its Horrified board game series featuring Dungeons & Dragons monsters. Horrified...