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SScott Christian reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with
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I feel like we're re-inventing the older "Gamist, Narrativist, Simulationist" idea but framing it slightly differently - and carrying... -
SScott Christian reacted to the Jester's post in the thread D&D General From Another Edition with Like.
I love pulling resources from old editions- monsters, spells, adventures, etc. I convert old kits from the 2e brown books into...
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SLike you, monsters and magic items are the first things that I reach for. I don't really use mechanics from earlier editions; I strongly...
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SScott Christian replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Building A Contemporary Fantasy Setting For 5.5E.Dresden is pretty neat contemporary fantasy.
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SScott Christian reacted to Laurefindel's post in the thread D&D General How elder scroll does species with Like.
I'm in a minority here, but characters having abilities and differences based on their home or adopted region is my preferred way of...
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SScott Christian reacted to Shades of Eternity's post in the thread D&D General How elder scroll does species with Like.
After all this stewing, all that I ended up doing is making a whole slew of 2014 backgrounds for my rpg, and I don't think it was a bad...
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SScott Christian reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
The neutral and impartial piece is around how you run what's already been prepped (or written, if using a canned module). If the module...
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SScott Christian reacted to bedir than's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
I keep coming back to read this and haven't commented because I don't think I have something to add BUT, I wanted the OP to know that...
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SScott Christian reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
I think every encounter should be built and run with story first in mind. That has nothing to do with challenge.
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SScott Christian replied to the thread D&D General How elder scroll does species.It's impossible to do without a specific setting, aka quasi-medieval setting. I mean, if you have cultures that rarely travel away from...
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SScott Christian replied to the thread What RPG(s) did you stick with an earlier edition?.Vampire: The Masquerade
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SScott Christian replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.I think your inference is incorrect here. What I said does not imply that they are the same. As the OP said, there is crossover. So...
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SScott Christian reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons will announce new products at Gen Con, modules returning to game with Like.
Well, maybe. Not everyone plays online. Ideally, change the bolded word "one" to "any". I've found boxed text can and does vary...
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SScott Christian replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.This. And I am not saying this to just play devil's advocate, but I find "combat as theater" to be the same as "combat as war" and...
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SScott Christian reacted to Flying Toaster's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons will announce new products at Gen Con, modules returning to game with Like.
When people are discussing the 5E adventure books, one issue that keeps coming up is the fact that the work gets broken up piecemeal...