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Simon Miles reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread D&D General One innovation per edition with
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As a forever DM here's my takes BECMI - yay, rules for my toys! AD&D 1e- rules for social interactions (honorable mention: splitting... -
Simon Miles replied to the thread OSR Taking the OSE Initiate Feat.Completely, as far as we have experienced as long as you use OSE Advanced - we produce products for both systems (as per the logos on...
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Simon Miles replied to the thread OSR Trying Out Old School Essentials.It's a great game system and properly presented. If you need some adventures, check this out www.dunrominuniversitypress.co.uk
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Simon Miles replied to the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread.Yes! I saw that. Life imitates art? Or am I in danger of vanishing up myself here... :geek:
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Simon Miles replied to the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread.I love it. A lot of the early publications are fun to read; not just as a set of game rules. The ideas that are brushed past let your...
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Simon Miles replied to the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread.The whole ecology thing I agree with. I'm a Science teacher and, although I am a Physics specialist, I couldn't help myself. I was...
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Simon Miles reacted to Krachek's post in the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread with
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Simon Miles reacted to the Jester's post in the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread with Like.
I'm a big fan of Gygaxian naturalism. Things like gelatinous cubes having evolved to live in dungeons are awesome. I think that we can...
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Simon Miles reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread with Like.
I always marveled at the details put into trolls. For example, modern trolls just tell us this about regeneration: "Regeneration. The...
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Simon Miles reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread OSR Modules with the best layout & presentation with Like.
I don't know. This is a dungeon I had made for Revenge of the Rat King last year, and I'm not seeing how it would be confusing.
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Simon Miles reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread OSR Modules with the best layout & presentation with Like.
That's pretty good, but I'd argue that 50% of that text can still get chopped, which will make it even easier to use.
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If the players can see the monster, I tell them they can see the monster without going on about the silverware and the cooking herbs...
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Simon Miles reacted to BruceWright's post in the thread OSR Modules with the best layout & presentation with
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I6 Ravenloft also contains one of my favorite examples of a buried lede in a room description box-text. You enter a room in the... -
Simon Miles replied to the thread OSR Modules with the best layout & presentation.Thanks - very much appreciated! I've just been reading through another thread about layout discussing "Written to be read" and "Written...
