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SableWyvern reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with
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SableWyvern replied to the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting.The things that make a dungeoncrawl interesting tend to be the things that make D&D interesting in general. Factions, mysteries...
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SableWyvern reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms - why do you still like running games here? + with Like.
This is a misunderstanding of history. There have always been people who played D&D X way and people who played it Y way*. But in the...
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SableWyvern reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms - why do you still like running games here? + with Like.
Since at least 2e FOR2 Drow of the Underdark in 1991 Forgotten Realms Drow have had Eilistraee a good Drow goddess of dance, beauty, and...
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SableWyvern reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms - why do you still like running games here? + with Like.
For me, Dark Seldarine worshipping Drow are as a general rule a pretty nasty bunch. Though there are exceptions and I would not object...
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SableWyvern reacted to haakon1's post in the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms - why do you still like running games here? + with Like.
Was it a true “always” situation in FR? IIRC, 1980’s Unearthed Arcana, which is basically setting neutral, had at least one nonevil...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms - why do you still like running games here? +.My impression taken from the 1e material is that Waterdeep, at least, is already cosmopolitan and that people there already associate...
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SableWyvern reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
I don't think crunch better defines things, it just provides specific mechanical support for more things. You might argue that provides...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms - why do you still like running games here? +.A quick search finds me another thread by the prolific Yora (this time on rpg.net), where he points out the following substantial...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms - why do you still like running games here? +.Lots of FR posts on his blog here. Discussion of FR5 on EnWorld here.
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SableWyvern replied to the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms - why do you still like running games here? +.I've only liked the idea of running games in the Forgotten Realms for less than a year (including a single, solitary session so far...
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SableWyvern reacted to VHawkwinter's post in the thread D&D General How much Ars Magica is in Dungeons and Dragons 3e? with Like.
Also, the long per-level prep times limited how many spells you can prep in even a whole day of downtime. You are not recovering all of...
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SableWyvern reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread D&D General How much Ars Magica is in Dungeons and Dragons 3e? with Like.
AD& wizards were about "What spell is useful in this situation?" and "is it worth it to cast it?" Whereas in 3e they started moving...
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SableWyvern reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Which is why a DM needs to listen to feedback and be willing to change when things don't work. It's not a reason to not try, even if...
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SableWyvern reacted to earthsea_wizard's post in the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game? with Like.
It's true, one of the three creators talks about exactly that on the Stone, Bone and Obsidian podcast. The races were originally more...