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Rrabindranath72 reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with
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A few years ago I asked Frank Mentzer if there was one thing he could change about BECMI, what would it be. His answer was an... -
Rrabindranath72 reacted to VHawkwinter's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
There I agree. When I want more grounded fantasy I tend towards GURPS, or RQ or RM. But I do like some 3e noncombat mechanics better...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to CrysmalonDM's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
I voted, "I remember liking it," because I honestly did. So much so that we played 3e/3.5 through 2009, before switching to PF 1e which...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to haakon1's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
Close to what you have, I think. From 3.5e: PHB DMG MM, FF, and selected monsters from later MM’s and even other editions if I as DM...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
I did. They got it wrong a lot, forgot this or that modifier, effect, or aura. I'm still suspicious of the one PC's AC calculations...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to Edgar Ironpelt's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
The three most important things about 3.x that brought me back after drifting away from 1e & 2e were, in order of decreasing importance...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to haakon1's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
I agree. It’s what I still run. The core rules are great and super flexible, and it’s compatible enough with what came before - I run...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to VHawkwinter's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
Yeah - That wouldn't be my preference, but I like my Forgotten Realms flavour - still, my FR subset is a lot less than the anything goes...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to VHawkwinter's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
PHB3.0 + PHB3.5 + DMG3.0 + Monsters of Faerun + MM1(3.0) + FRCS + PGFR + Magic of Faerun + Races of Faerun + one relevant FR locational...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
3E has the distinction of getting worse more books you add. Early on we played it like 2E. Once the splat books turned up things...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to VHawkwinter's post in the thread D&D 3.x Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play 3rd Edtion D&D? How Was/Is it? with Like.
I ran a lot of 3.0 up until like 2007. It was not "all books are clear" in my campaigns for content. I liked it, but I feel like the...
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RThis idea of failure => greater challenge was widely adopted by WotC in its published material for 4e. I don't think it's a good...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to Chaltab's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
I feel like you're letting them off the hook way too easily. If the classic ship combat isn't fun then they should have looked to a game...
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Rrabindranath72 reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with
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I think we are seeing a lot of pitchfork sharpening going on here. We saw with the truly excellent Ravenloft update that people will... -
Rrabindranath72 reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Yeah that's my concern too. It's hardly life and death but Dark Sun is a setting that, in theory, is incredibly relevant to our day and...