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RRetreater replied to the thread Savage Pathfinder - More of a Slog Than PF1?.Options I took in my playtest that I thought could've been meaningful, but ultimately weren't. Rogue getting the drop on an enemy to...
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RRetreater replied to the thread Savage Pathfinder - More of a Slog Than PF1?.Without being hyperbolic, they can (and do) learn systems. They can handle 5E D&D and we're doing okay with Daggerheart (which we've...
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RRetreater replied to the thread Savage Pathfinder - More of a Slog Than PF1?.I understand encouraging special tactics and combat maneuvers, but I'm going to be realistic. My players have office jobs and are...
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RRetreater replied to the thread Savage Pathfinder - More of a Slog Than PF1?.Well, I was the GM. I was running the game as a solo experience, so I was also the only player. This is as close as a white-room/...
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RRetreater replied to the thread Savage Pathfinder - More of a Slog Than PF1?.For what I'd like - I would expect a "fast, furious" combat for a beginning level group facing the most basic creatures in a fantasy...
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RRetreater replied to the thread Savage Pathfinder - More of a Slog Than PF1?.One of my beefs with it is the adage "keep the Bennies flowing." It's as if the system works only by the graces of its metacurrency...
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RRetreater replied to the thread Savage Pathfinder - More of a Slog Than PF1?.Can't easily gang up when you lose the Initiative and are outnumbered and surrounded by Extras. And that's part of the issue - Savage...
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RDuring my days of addiction to RPG crowdfunding, I backed some premium releases of Savage Pathfinder and two campaigns (Rise of the...
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RRetreater reacted to Jahydin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with
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I think I finally found my sweet spot with ACKS II. Cleaned and polished old-school rules with just the right amount of crunch. For... -
RRetreater replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not?.Not for me. For me there are clear divisions between 2nd from 3rd, 3rd from 4th, and 4th from 5th. You can't convert the material...
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RRetreater reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with Like.
You might want to look at Mike Mearls' Project Moldvay. It's a simplified version of 5E. Not as simple as Shadowdark, perhaps closer to...
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RRetreater reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with Like.
I am in the same boat, depending on where you fall on that, maybe Vagabond or Bugbears & Borderlands works for you, on the other end of...
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RRetreater replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not?.The other side of the token is that I want more than a B/X derivative that has like a single chart for levels 1-10 with a maybe you get...
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RRetreater replied to the thread Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated].Yep. I'm still boycotting them. I won't play it. I won't buy it. I won't promote it. I won't watch content about it on YouTube to help...
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RRetreater reacted to nyvinter's post in the thread Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated] with Like.
Yes, this! Goodman said he wouldn't work with Judges Guild any more after the first time they outed themselves as bigots. And then two...