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SableWyvern replied to the thread Should PCs Be Exceptional?.Yes, they have. That is the whole basis of my position. I have seen people say, "Well, I've been gaming since '76, and I can say most... -
SableWyvern replied to the thread Should PCs Be Exceptional?.This is exactly what I'm talking about. You are deferring to your decades of experience, which is a perfectly natural thing to do. But...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread Should PCs Be Exceptional?.That sounds a lot like my original point. :cool: We have very limited and self-selected data pools to begin with and, even with the...
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SableWyvern reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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And there it is. It’s not good enough for me to say some people feel it’s not real d&d. I have to submit that their opinion is wrong... -
SableWyvern replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..So, the point is even more extreme then. No one should be allowed to design games that @FrogReaver likes, because if they're allowed to...
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SableWyvern reacted to Jahydin's post in the thread Would ACKS be a good fit to capture the BECMI-feel? with Like.
It absolutely can and has lots of optional rules you can use to make that happen. For instance, there are separate treasure tables for...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Who are these people, exactly, and why you are assuming they're sitting at a table with @FrogReaver while he participates in this game...
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SableWyvern reacted to Xetheral's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
In the abstract, avoiding having "nothing happen" is a good thing because it has the decided benefit of helping prevent play bogging...
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SableWyvern reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm not nearly as hardcore a simulationist as others in this thread. I definitely have other concerns and accept certain things in the...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread Should PCs Be Exceptional?.The problem is, there's no good means to measure who is actually running what and how. At best, you might be able to make semi-informed...
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I just don't see the point of framing these discussions in terms of how popular one style or technique or game or whatever is. It seems...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread Should PCs Be Exceptional?.In Ars Magica, stay-at-homes level faster. They just don't get to have as much fun.
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It's an issue for some people, a non-issue for others. That's all we can fairly say. All this "most people agree with me" stuff is...
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SableWyvern reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
The PH stuff is pretty similar, but they do seem a bit de-emphasized in the 2E DMG. If you compare 1E pages 28-37 to 2E pages 104-115...
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SableWyvern reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Exactly this. The main mechanical changes I recall were the deprecation or removal of XP for GP and of hireling rules, both of which...