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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General What are your reasons for doing something because "It's what my character would do"? with
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Most of my action declarations are because that's what the character would do. Like, that's playing a role, right? But then, most of... -
Pvt. Winslow reacted to Sausages's post in the thread D&D General What are your reasons for doing something because "It's what my character would do"? with Like.
Great Roleplaying The LotR has absolutely no examples of scared hobbits stepping up. Im sure there were no earlier opportunities to...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Richards's post in the thread D&D General What are your reasons for doing something because "It's what my character would do"? with Like.
I once played a cowardly PC, and designed him that way on purpose, because my son was building a Skylanders-based D&D game to introduce...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread D&D General What are your reasons for doing something because "It's what my character would do"? with Like.
As a much wiser man once told me, the difference between a villain and a supervillain is presentation.
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to bloodtide's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) How To Make High Level 5E Work.For You + with Like.
A lot of my High Level Play Rules are used at all levels 1-20. Character Death. The Big One as always. Character death is amazing at...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) How To Make High Level 5E Work.For You + with Like.
Yeah the two most unbalancing things in the game are ridiculous ACs and ridiculous spell/abilities DCs. Both trivialize the game to one...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) How To Make High Level 5E Work.For You + with Like.
I found one of my posts from a couple of years back about the Seven Maxims raised in AD&D’s High Level Campaigns accessory. It contained...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Azzy's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Saying "google it" or waving your hands nebulously in a general direction doesn't cut it. Show me the money. If you make a claim, cite...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
People just can’t help themselves eh? Gotta throw shade at fans of a game. I love the declaration that 5e wasn’t designed for “real”...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Ah the old "if you don't agree with me that this game is bad, you're a insert derogatory statement". There's enough social division and...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Teemu's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I didn't read the whole thread, but I think Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire had a really good solution for control effects and bosses...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
My personal experience is that zero war gamers are mellow. They are the most meticulous and uptight types I have ever met. Statistics...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Swarmkeeper's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Another point to be made here: that was some very weak sharing of spotlight going on there by players and DM alike. Some of those...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
The idea that players will optimize the fun out of a game is an old one. For a TTRPG, the design challenge comes in finding ways to give...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Flying Toaster's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Interesting that the Civilization games came up in this conversation. Turn-based 4X strategy games for desktop PCs would not seem to...