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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with
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I disagree very strongly. That's not something I see playing out in my game. In my experience, being evil is hugely detrimental and... -
Pvt. Winslow reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I would totally support a "Come to the Shepherd God" moment in a tRPG. Repentance, maturation, wisdom, becoming disillusioned with ones...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
@EzekielRaiden: The important thing is what this does to table dynamics, not the impact it has mechanically on the game. I have seen...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
As I said in my post, backstory doesn't tell you things that alignment does. The definitive example here is that each of the Seven...
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There's also the element I find most troubling as a dm. What's the difference between "Skilled Play” and "Metagaming"? Because in my...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
Maybe a little bit, but honestly isn't the sheer statement of "skilled play" and all the context around it pretty uncharitable as well...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
Avoiding the combat would be avoiding the check in the first place, it would be avoiding the social interaction. The outcome of the...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
In essence, yes. While this is an extreme example, it could be done. That would be one way to do it. True, but also potentially doable...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
Supposedly, the GM is not supposed to decide the outcome of all things and rely on Math Rock to determine. It's the outcome of a check...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
I think it is important to remember that dice also hold in them the unknown elements of any given situation. Say the player makes a...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
i think i'm less inclined to agree with that, at least on the success side, mostly because social challenges are dealing with a...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
this is what bothers me so much when people try to eliminate using social skills/checks in the game and just determine success/failure...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
This is a very real problem, and fixed DCs is one possible solution to it. Though, they do come with their own drawbacks - in defining...
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Why do people have to "leave" one game for another? They're not spouses. You can play more than one game. Or alternate them, or...
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Yes 200% decided while the playtest packets months ago. As to why I can summarize that by retelling something another player said to me...