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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Morrus's post in the thread So what's the deal with this Deathbringer thingie? with
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That's from the same creator, and has the same name, but isn't the one that was voted most anticipated in 2026, which is a hardcover... -
SSpellObjectEnthusiast replied to the thread Most common RPGs of today?.I believe the top ones that aren't 5e D&D are, by volume of players, in no particular order: Pathfinder (both editions) Call of Cthulhu...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to aco175's post in the thread AI/LLMs Ryan Dancey & AEG Part Ways Following AI Comments with Like.
Is he wrong though? I do not know enough about those game or the extent of front-running AI abilities. I do understand companies...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In? with Like.
I really like the Shadowdark approach. Basically for thief-y kinds of things, Thief characters are assumed to be successful if they...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast replied to the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In?."perception" in Old school games is essentially the Search action - spend 10 minutes searching at most a 10x10 square, with a 17% chance...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Xenolith234's post in the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In? with Like.
I really don’t know how to work around the Perception issue. If you accept that skills existed in OSR just in an X-in-6 or percentile...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In? with Like.
This comment might shed some light on the debates raging in a couple of other threads about "playing your attributes". OSR has a "Cops...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Xenolith234's post in the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In? with Like.
The PCs in 5e also get exploration-negating spells/skills at a fairly low level that make the challenges of wilderness exploration moot...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Former Head of D&D Says Vecna: Eve of Ruin Was Not Going To Feature Obelisk Plot with Like.
I mean, it sounds like two slightly different versions of the same story. WotC wanted to make a 50th anniversary adventure that featured...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In? with Like.
Yeah, this is pretty much my answer, too. The specific features I like, such as fewer character options, lightweight or non-existent...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
You are asking about the early game and what went wrong. Adding skills was exactly that. That is a different argument than "skills are a...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In? with Like.
Well, there's a reason BX has dominated OSR projects rather than AD&D. That said, there is complexity and then there is complexity...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast replied to the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In?.People typically are referring to OD&D and the Basic series when they say Old School was simpler, not AD&D and definitely not AD&D...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to GMMichael's post in the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In? with Like.
Are you seeing a different Old School than I am? I thought it was about armor classes that required understanding negative numbers and...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast replied to the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+].I ran the premade module in it to decent success. Trying to use the campaign tools was frustrating and I ultimately gave up and pivoted...