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rmcoen reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General Disparity in PC levels from same party with
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Another reason for disparate levels in 1e was the occasional appearance of level draining foes. Me, I take mixed levels within a party... -
rmcoen reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Disparity in PC levels from same party with Like.
I had a similar situation in a 4e game - we used the standard rules for experience, but you only gained experience for sessions you were...
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rmcoen reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General Disparity in PC levels from same party with Like.
The life of a henchman. Get rich or die trying.
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rmcoen reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D General Disparity in PC levels from same party with Like.
I use attendance for leveling in my F2F 5e games. You play as many sessions as your level and you advance (so you play 1 session at...
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rmcoen reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General Disparity in PC levels from same party with Like.
My last 5e campaign went about 130 sessions. When your PC died the new one started at half XP of your last charachter. I also tracked XP...
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rmcoen reacted to Burnside's post in the thread D&D General Disparity in PC levels from same party with Like.
I think the mixed-level party is an inevitability in 1E. The idea of "balance" as we think about it today wasn't as prevalent in that...
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rmcoen reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Bioessentialism isn't wrong where it isn't false to facts. Indeed, where it is true to facts it inherently important. It's a taboo...
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My own observation is that sort thing feels much more visible in play than you'd think, even if the final result doesn't change overly...
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rmcoen reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish) with Like.
Anyway, the topic. When designing rules for a game and wanting to keep them simple, one needs to identify when making something more...
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rmcoen reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish) with Like.
I think it is rather obvious that the frequency of character death is pretty significant contributor to how annoying a player having to...
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Fair enough. I assumed death was not acceptable because there was no way to plausibly bring in a new PC, based on your comments from before.
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rmcoen replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).lol, yep, that was me. It would have been very unfortunate, but I wouldn't have prevented character death. They knew when they entered...
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rmcoen reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish) with Like.
What's the topic again? Realistic combat that's simple: There is none. But whoever makes such a game will be very wealthy very quickly.
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rmcoen replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).I agree, I actually give out some extra metacurrency (the Fate Points I mentioned in my last reply), just so I don't have to be (as)...
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rmcoen replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).I feel like I'm feeding a troll here, but I'll bite... Several sessions ago, the party was in a series of interdimensional ruins, some...