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Randomthoughts reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread What is your favorite RPG book of all time? with
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The Star Frontiers starter box is my all-time favourite book, even though we only played it twice. I've cherished it despite its flaws... -
Randomthoughts reacted to kenada's post in the thread What is your favorite RPG book of all time? with Like.
Most favorite? Not sure, but it’s definitely one of my favorites: the Rules Compendium for 4e. It’s a well-organized and easy to read...
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Randomthoughts reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is your favorite RPG book of all time? with Like.
I guess if I was pressed, it'd be the Hero System 4th Edition hardcover (aka the Big Blue Book).
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Randomthoughts reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread For those doing TTRPG online, what are your reasons? with Like.
Other: Speed. Playing over VTT is much faster, especially if you are playing a dice-heavy game like 5E D&D. Resolving multiple rolls...
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There are two games I’m most familiar with that have rules for relationships. One is mostly by reputation, and that’s Apocalypse World...
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Randomthoughts reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D 4E What is today the best way to start D&D 4E (paid and free)? with Like.
Right? One of the few benefits of liking an unpopular edition of the most popular RPG. Lots of product out there and not a lot of people...
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Randomthoughts reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D 4E What is today the best way to start D&D 4E (paid and free)? with Like.
Mostly that it’s a dungeon crawl designed before the rules for 4E were finalized. 4E is absolutely terrible for constant little...
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Randomthoughts reacted to cavalier973's post in the thread D&D 4E What is today the best way to start D&D 4E (paid and free)? with Like.
Looks like the PDFs of the three core books are on sale right now at drivethrurpg. $6 each.
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Randomthoughts reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General What Is D&D Generally Bad At That You Wish It Was Better At? with Like.
Nope! You can absolutely do that. You can change literally every single word of the game if you want (though one might argue that would...
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Randomthoughts reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D General What Is D&D Generally Bad At That You Wish It Was Better At? with Like.
As opposed to the Toblerlone fallacy which says all problems can be solved with chocolate (yet to be disproved).
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Randomthoughts reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General What Is D&D Generally Bad At That You Wish It Was Better At? with Like.
Another thing I wish D&D was better at because it is also a trope of the fantasy genre: wizard duels.
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Randomthoughts reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General What Is D&D Generally Bad At That You Wish It Was Better At? with Like.
Non-magical hero options. Thieves in OD&D, AD&D, and Basic were completely second class combat characters compared to everybody else...
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Randomthoughts reacted to MNblockhead's post in the thread For those doing TTRPG online, what are your reasons? with Like.
I chose a lot of options because the reasons have evolved over time. Initially, it was because my work caused me to move overseas, so...
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Randomthoughts reacted to Duke_'s post in the thread For those doing TTRPG online, what are your reasons? with Like.
Remember the good ole days when somebody moved and the group completely fell apart? ... Yeah, the old days weren't so good, actually.