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soviet replied to the thread Secret Wars Expansion for Marvel Multiverse RPG Deets Revealed.But is genuine art rather than a cheap retread -
soviet reacted to aco175's post in the thread Secret Wars Expansion for Marvel Multiverse RPG Deets Revealed with
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Not this then. 1984 TSR- but it has the X-men. Does this mean- Dark Sun confirmed? -
soviet reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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There's a big difference between giving agency towards what kind of scene will be presented versus how the scene will be resolved. Many... -
soviet replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Is this something that happens? Are there games that make this happen?
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soviet reacted to billd91's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
But you do keep returning to the idea that the story isn't what's being done at the table now, it's what you see and talk about when...
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soviet reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Plenty of things can exist that are "modern" that were also experimented with earlier eras; they simply didn't become part of the...
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That Dungeons & Dragons doesn't get much attention. Somebody should really give it a break and let it have some coverage!
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soviet replied to the thread What Systems Could Use More Attention?.Too niche
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soviet reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
It's not a mechanic, but here's a thing that strikes me as modern when it is found in a RPG: a clear statement of GMing principles. A...
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soviet reacted to trappedslider's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I was reminded of this quote from B5 today "There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has...
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soviet reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
That can be an aesthetic preference, sure. But if Force Points are not "meta" - even though, in the fiction, no one earns points or...
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soviet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
As a side comment, this is one reason the lack of much in the way of guidelines for combat comparison in most superhero games is much...
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soviet replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.OK, but we know that things like willpower, anger, stamina etc all exist IRL, we just don't know how to measure their effect, or to...
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soviet reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
At least I've now learned that there's nothing "meta" about 4e D&D martial encounter and daily powers. After all, they reference...
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soviet replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Sorry man, this is what peak performance looks like