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Randomthoughts reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Tell me about VtM when it started with
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I was 15 when the 1st edition of VtM was released which was a long, long time ago and my perspective is only my own. Vampire felt like... -
The concept of "The Golden Age of Gaming" is what led me to do those D&D Edition Experience Surveys back in 2020, during the pandemic...
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Randomthoughts reacted to SteveC's post in the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like? with Like.
While I haven't played it, Ultramodern4 is a game for modern tactical combat using 4E assumptions, so that would likely handle what...
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Randomthoughts reacted to Joshua Randall's post in the thread Which "Tactical" TTRPG Would Work Best As An X-Com Like? with Like.
Honestly? 4eD&D. Both XCOM EU/EW and XCOM2 combat feel very much like 4e combat. You could map many of the XCOM abilities directly to...
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Randomthoughts reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
There are many reasons why the “adventuring day” remains one of the most problematic concepts in D&D, and most of them trace back to D&D...
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Randomthoughts reacted to DrunkonDuty's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
There's a few games I've played that can handle this sort of long term campaign. My first thought is of course HERO. I'd recommend 4th...
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Randomthoughts reacted to Kichwas's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
Probably Legend in the Mist. The reason being that it has no leveling system. Character progression is about change rather than...
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Randomthoughts replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.I would run a FantasyHero campaign using the Hero system (most familiar with 4e). Hero has everything: robust character creation...
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Randomthoughts reacted to payn's post in the thread Tell Us About Your Pirate Campaign(s) with Like.
I’ve long wanted to make a campaign off of Black Sails the series it’s so good. Though I’ve only done Pirates if Drinax sandbox for the...
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Randomthoughts reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Tell Us About Your Pirate Campaign(s) with Like.
I ran Pirates of the Spanish Main which used the Savage Worlds rules and was based on the constructible collectible strategy game of the...
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Randomthoughts reacted to Pale Violet Light's post in the thread Genre Discussion: Cyberpunk with Like.
No love for Edgerunners? It’s flashy and stylish and tragic as hell - thought it nailed the vibe pretty well.
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Randomthoughts reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread Spoilers Fantastic Four (Spoilers) with Like.
I thought it was a better than average Marvel movie but I also couldn’t help thinking, we got the absolute best Fantastic Four movie...
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Randomthoughts reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Invincible RPG Announced by Free League with Like.
There is an SRD: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YZE-Standard-Reference-Document.pdf
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Randomthoughts reacted to Kurotowa's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
As a mere babe who started with the dawn of 2e, I can't say how much of this was true in the 1e days. But when I started, one of the...
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Randomthoughts reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
One of the topics that comes up (you know, not often or anything ...) on D&D threads is the so-called "LFQW," or as other people like to...