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Simon The Hunter reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread IS Your GM Out To Get You (Serious) with
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99.9% of GMs IMO are not out to get the PCs. It's too easy to kill the characters. Even high-level ones. What most GMs are is neutral... -
Simon The Hunter reacted to Uni-the-Unicorn!'s post in the thread D&D General Edition Experience - Updated Survey Results (Updated October 2025) with Like.
Maybe that was the design intent but it sure worked well without a map or minis. We didn’t use either of those more in our 4e game than...
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Simon The Hunter replied to the thread What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?.Bought some more dice… <.< >.>
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Simon The Hunter reacted to payn's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
I’m a planner and part of the plan is to be flexible with my adventures. The key is to be broad in approach but specific with the...
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Simon The Hunter reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting) with Like.
Cake wasn’t on my bingo card, but I like the way you think. I went to one of the few rail road hobby shops here in Arkansas amd came...
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Simon The Hunter reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
A typical adventure will have 40,000 to 75,000 words worth of notes. And with that I would bet I ad lib 40% of the content of the...
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Simon The Hunter reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
I don't plan everything out, but I do plan a lot of stuff...I'll have an outline of main story points, names of important NPCs, and...
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Simon The Hunter reacted to Ulorian - Agent of Chaos's post in the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib? with Like.
I haven't run a game in a very long time, but when I did, I'd have to classify myself as a fairly hard-core/attention to detail world...
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Simon The Hunter replied to the thread D&D General Oh Please give me some Happy Backgrounds!!.I've had my fair share of anti-hero backgrounds, but these days when I solo rpg, I like to have my PC's have a relatively regular...
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Simon The Hunter replied to the thread Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?.What if you're a planner (I love to plan) but then during the game you're too lazy to follow your own plans? Cos that's me... I get...
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Simon The Hunter reacted to KYRON45's post in the thread D&D General Oh Please give me some Happy Backgrounds!! with Like.
I think the value of a PCs backstory is directly proportional to where the player is in their life when they write it. Obviously this...
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Simon The Hunter reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General Oh Please give me some Happy Backgrounds!! with Like.
Wanderlust and happiness are not mutually exclusive. You can have a happy childhood but decide to spend a year travelling Europe.
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Simon The Hunter reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread Critical Role Critical Role Season 4 DM says encounters will not be balanced. with Like.
Thats wrong. I don't balance and I get great feedback from my players. So I know at least two tables where unbalanced encounter work, so...
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Actor Kenneth Colley, who played Admiral Piett, has passed away
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Simon The Hunter replied to the thread What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?.Purchased a while ago, but my copies of Pathfinder for Savage Worlds Advanced Players Guide 1 and 2, and Bestiary 2 arrived yesterday. I...
