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Siltoneous reacted to Warpiglet-7's post in the thread WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons with
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Well…I am trying to be logical about this. Unless you want to dismantle something entirely, I do think you want some continuity and... -
Siltoneous reacted to Incenjucar's post in the thread WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons with Like.
You want to have a mix of ages (and other perspectives). Even the most well-read 20-something is going to be lacking in depth and...
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Siltoneous reacted to Blue's post in the thread WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons with Like.
Monte Cook is another well known example. WotC has had a lot of good talent over the years, and they also add an industry legitimacy to...
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Siltoneous reacted to roguish's post in the thread WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons with Like.
Yes, it's an old trick. IIRC Walt Disney started it, or at least enforced it ruthlessly enough to make it A Problem™, and the US comics...
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Siltoneous reacted to Reynard's post in the thread WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons with Like.
My wife went to Savanah College of Art and Design, and many students from there interned for Disney. Everything they did while so...
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Siltoneous reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons with Like.
Well, this is what Monte Cook I believe talked about when he stepped away from the early stages of 5E design. My own guessimation is...
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Siltoneous reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons with Like.
Oh wow! I have been looking for this letter for years! I couldn’t remember when I wrote it and thought it was at the end of 2E, not a...
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Siltoneous reacted to Shawn Kehoe's post in the thread WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons with Like.
He’s Canadian, so he might just want to leave the US.
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Siltoneous reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread WotC Chris Perkins announces Retirement from Dungeons and Dragons with Like.
Think it's a record although a rare few including TSR days can beat that. Think Kim Mohan was there close to 40 years.
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Siltoneous reacted to MichaelSomething's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
Blame all the DMs who ever complained about PCs breaking their campaigns with overpowered magic items.
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Siltoneous reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
Well, there you've managed to engage with my point about a lot of items that don't seem either colorless or pointless by jumping right...
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Siltoneous reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
You're not likely to get much movement there, since that was an initial design idea that a big part of the playtesters proved hostile...
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Siltoneous reacted to CommodoreKong's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
Yeah having played PF2e for a few years now the magic item system needs an improvement. Automatic bonus progression should be baked into...
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Siltoneous reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
This is probably a carry-over from all the way back to OD&D, really, when so many items routinely crossed your hands that only the best...
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Siltoneous reacted to Retreater's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
I don't enjoy it. I would prefer items to be integrated better as a part of the character and be useful for long stretches of time...