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SableWyvern replied to the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game?.There is certainly a bit of that. I'm not sure as to the truth of it, but I've heard it said the authors didn't want to include the... -
SableWyvern reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons? with
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I've also discovered some '70s era books on mythological creatures that seem to indicate Gary might have drawn the colored dragons from... -
SableWyvern reacted to Ulorian - Agent of Chaos's post in the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment with Like.
Thanks for the thoughtful response. "You reap what you sow" is actually a valuable life lesson. In this scenario, your brother's...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment.It was a brief anecdote related to the topic, not a detailed analysis of the situation. It appears I may have made it seem more extreme...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment.Edit: Never mind, better off just moving on rather than responding.
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SableWyvern replied to the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment.My brother plays in an occasional OSR/Stonehell game I run for my niece and nephew (ages around 9 and 11). I don't tend to adjust the...
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SableWyvern reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
If it is specifically something the PC would know about their own life, and it isn't previously established in play or my notes, then I...
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SableWyvern reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
I do not care for that technique as a player OR GM. As a player I don't want to have control over anything beyond my PC, and as a GM I...
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SableWyvern reacted to SpellObjectEnthusiast's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
Part of what is implied by "Skilled Play" is that the player choice can, when the player is clever/prepared/creative enough in their...
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I hate to say it, but I think the OP poisoned the well by assuming "GM-may-I" is a part of skill play in the title. It can be, and is a...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun.The Veilled Alliance can be allies, enemies or both. Druids, merchants/merchant houses, outlying communities (human or otherwise)...
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SableWyvern reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
One of the topics that comes up (you know, not often or anything ...) on D&D threads is the so-called "LFQW," or as other people like to...
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SableWyvern reacted to Jefe Bergenstein's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
I don't get this, particularly from reading the novels. In the first book alone they kill a sorcerer king and free the slaves in one of...
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SableWyvern reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread D&D General How much Ars Magica is in Dungeons and Dragons 3e? with Like.
nothing to do with Ars Magica and misrepresents what the designers were doing with mages. There was no deliberate decision to make...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread D&D General How much Ars Magica is in Dungeons and Dragons 3e?.I can see a little bit of Rolemaster influence in 3e, but absolutely nothing from Ars Magica. Casters were progressively having many of...