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Ralif Redhammer reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with
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You found my (hopefully) secret sauce. I plan to do a little bit less in terms of specifics (specific plots and scenarios) in favour of... -
Ralif Redhammer replied to the thread What are you reading in 2026?.I finished reading Sterling's The Artificial Kid. Liked it more than Schismatrix, but my favorite of his novels so far is still Islands...
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Ralif Redhammer replied to the thread D&D General Why fear is good for PCs.Would totally agree. I'd also add that in current D&D, there's very little bad that can happen to your character other than death, and...
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Ralif Redhammer reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General Why fear is good for PCs with Like.
On a related note, I've come to believe that a huge cause of 5e feeling like D&D on "easy mode" is too much resting (both long and...
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Ralif Redhammer replied to the thread City Supplements - What do we like?.Making space for the PC's actions to matter is an important part of a setting book. Having dozens of plots and schemes without the...
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Ralif Redhammer replied to the thread D&D General Characters With Unfinished Business.Back in 2e, when I moved away from my gaming group, I ended the campaign with the party closing their bar up and going out to search for...
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Ralif Redhammer reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
Yep. It's easy to make up the stats to suit the story and moment. If you can make NPCs that are tied to parts of the city thematically...
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Ralif Redhammer reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
Such a good point! Yes! Some games can feel like "your character is not needed here" or in worse cases "your character will have no...
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Ralif Redhammer replied to the thread City Supplements - What do we like?.Chicago by Night (at least the first one) does a great job of having 1 - NPCs that are doing stuff and 2 - things for the PCs to do in...
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Ralif Redhammer reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
I am partial to Chicago by Night (any edition). I think they do a great job at giving a "sandbox" setting that feels a lot like Grand...
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Ralif Redhammer reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pratchetts Discworld Story Poll - what is best in life? with Like.
Yeah, these soles in particular are in shockingly good shape. I do probably need to take the rest in to a shoe shop for touch-ups (the...
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Ralif Redhammer replied to the thread Pratchetts Discworld Story Poll - what is best in life?.Back-in-the-day Docs were legendary for being horrible to break in, but lasting forever.
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Ralif Redhammer reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pratchetts Discworld Story Poll - what is best in life? with Like.
My future wife encouraged me to buy a $150 shoes (by people who left Dr. Martin's because they thought their quality control had gone...
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Ralif Redhammer reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
I think the second is far more useful in the case of most NPCs, especially when we're talking about the urban environment where the...
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Ralif Redhammer replied to the thread City Supplements - What do we like?.That's the thing with NPCs. Is it useful to know their stats? Sure, but it can be more useful to know what they know, how they are...