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SableWyvern reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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As I note above, I don't think the arrow points only in one direction there. In some cases it was design choices to reduce load that... -
SableWyvern reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I'm not going to speak for Micah--we don't share that much in taste, though not nothing--but my feeling is that reducing GM overload...
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SableWyvern reacted to SpellObjectEnthusiast's post in the thread D&D General Has 5e become noise? with Like.
Most people who play 5e don't follow any news of any 3pp coming out - they're extremely unplugged to the RPG scene outside of (maybe)...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I don't know what was edited either. Maybe I'm also reading it too harshly, but it did initially come across to me as, "Oh, you don't...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Only if you assume all choices are binary, and intentionally pick silly things to be the opposites to the things you like. If you don't...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.To me, a reaction roll is something I rely on to guide my behaviour when it's not clear how an NPC will react. While it may result in...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.It's certainly not my intention to be making such a claim. I think my very last paragraph there is possibly the most important. Note...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I would be very hesitant to allow for a broad generalisation that traditional mechanics hamper play in the way you describe, but have no...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I gave numerous examples in the post of mine you originally quoted, of ways in which I believe modern mechanics can drive play and...
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SableWyvern reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The GM is not mechanics. And the actual mechanics serve to model the world. It's that world, and the PCs interactions with it, that...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Are you arguing that both types of system work essentially the same way, or just arguing about the choice of wording? If the latter...
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SableWyvern reacted to TheSword's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
No blog I’m afraid. I can give a quick summary though. Party consists of a Sigmarite Witch Hunter, a Rat Catcher (ex Scrier, ex...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.Any chance you have a comprehensive blog or anything else detailing all that has occurred, specifically from a behind-the-scenes, GM...
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SableWyvern reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I would agree with this. I've long been strongly against the idea of class as "vocation" that thousands of NPCs within a setting just...
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SableWyvern reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
Pretty much. I didn't mean to contradict you in any way. I was mostly noting it as an oddity from someone who normally leans in to...