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Retros_x reacted to Velderan's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with
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Cursed Scroll 6 should be available in your Backerkit downloads... -
Retros_x reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread First Episode of The Mighty Nein Available Now on YouTube with
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I really liked it. The backstories are quite a lot more developed and in some ways substantially different from the campaign, but that's... -
Retros_x reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread First Episode of The Mighty Nein Available Now on YouTube with Like.
I thought this was a blast. The animation is an improvement from Vox Machina, the voice acting is top notch, and every character is...
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Retros_x reacted to Gradine's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with
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I was a bit disappointed because I thought this thread would be talking about circus troupes as a framing device for an adventuring... -
Retros_x reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I used to feel this way too. If it helps, I justified it to myself by saying, they’re adventurers. They’re already a rare bunch just by...
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Retros_x reacted to Burnside's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
Depends entirely on the tone and setting of the campaign. Fine for some campaigns, wrong for others. Expectations (and how much exactly...
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Tangentially related: a regional con I am involved with is doing an honest to goodness tournament game using Shadowdark in the spring. I...
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Retros_x reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread [Old school] I can't deal with inventory with Like.
For solitary play I think the super-nuanced encumberance is probably fantastic. I just never liked it for at-table play with a group. I...
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Retros_x reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread [Old school] I can't deal with inventory with Like.
So that's all true and accurate, but I think it doesn't mean that really specific inventory management is necessary for that gaming...
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Retros_x reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread [Old school] I can't deal with inventory with Like.
Equipment was a big deal when we started with D&D in 1980. Everything was accounted for: arrows, sling pellets, torches, rations...
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Retros_x reacted to Edgar Ironpelt's post in the thread [Old school] I can't deal with inventory with Like.
And as I posted previously: "Implementing this causes complexity to creep into the initially simple system." It might be a net benefit...
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Retros_x reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with Like.
How about: Put a very brief history/backstory at the beginning of the adventure that only has the essential information the GM will...
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Retros_x reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Natural 20/1 Crit fails and Crit successes, How do you handle them? with Like.
I run too many different systems to have a single answer to that. I don't usually house rule critical successes or failures - I just...
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Retros_x reacted to Scribe's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with Like.
Bullet points, terse description, bolding/italics, some kind of keying identifier that draws attention to what is happening. Read it...