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SSteady Vane reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) DnD 5e designer [Mike Mearls] explains how INDIE RPGs are taking over with
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Because it's not a zero sum game. I have a coworker who is on an apparently pretty popular actual play series and they never even brush... -
SSteady Vane replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.There is a problem that simply by labeling and dividing them up like this, we imply each type can only do its own thing. Which is...
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SSteady Vane reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
i think the reasoning is that in CaT the dice are often treated as more secondary to telling a good story, whereas in Sport and War the...
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SSteady Vane reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
It kind of feels like fudging is some whole other thing. It might be worth exploring what kind of play is best facilitate by a strong...
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SSteady Vane reacted to BenjaminPey's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
Ok, I see the reasoning, now. Thanks! I don't agree, though! Or rather: maybe some players who prefer CaT will fudge the dice more...
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SSteady Vane replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.TL;DR Theater is the type of group that yaps for three hours and then have a single combat per session. I do not think the game focus is...
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SSteady Vane replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.Player improvisation can happen no matter which paradigm the game is under. It's about level of scale and impact. You mention the...
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SSteady Vane reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
I'll be honest, I've never found the games that get put into the CaS category satisfying on a strict mechanical interaction level...
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SSteady Vane replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.Arguably 5e brought around the Theater school of thought by using Inspiration as a baked-in metacurrency to focus play on more than just...
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SSteady Vane replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.Playing the world means the level of gameplay decisions that affect combat are at the macro level, not player build vs monster manual...
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SSteady Vane replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.Daggerheart literally has a system for sharing the spotlight, or focusing on one character as they get their power moment. 5e tells GMs...
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SSteady Vane reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
I think you guys fundamentally misunderstood the OP, or I did, but I don't think it's this complicated. War? Unfair, asymmetrical...
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SSteady Vane replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.While seemingly about combat, each descriptor more describes what the relationship between combat and the rest of the game rules is. Or...
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SSteady Vane replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.Agree on earlier editions focusing on Combat as War. They had multiple rules to avoid or handle combat. Reaction rolls meant every...
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SSteady Vane replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.The way the different combat types are described are also kind of the way the editions are presumed to approach the game in general