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SteveC replied to the thread Traveller 5e coming from World's Largest RPG in cooperation with Mongoose Publishing.I still have my 3E era Traveller rules, and they weren't awful. I just don't see the need for a 5E version, but I understand that these... -
SteveC reacted to billd91's post in the thread Traveller 5e coming from World's Largest RPG in cooperation with Mongoose Publishing with
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Having read the d20 version of Traveller.... it wasn't horrible. Definitely got some things right. But the most important thing that was... -
SteveC reacted to Blue's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
You explained the entire problem without noticing. We have, as you said, a lifetime of experience in how the real world physics and...
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SteveC replied to the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out?.On the balance issues, I pretty much agree with Blue. On the issue of dragons, there are plenty of stories of them being defeated by...
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SteveC reacted to Blue's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
To take what you are saying and go a step further, it's not just folly to model reality, it's actively harmful in many cases. Because...
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SteveC reacted to Blue's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
Game balance is, to me, all of the characters having equal opportunities to get the spotlight. In games where failure is unfun...
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Yeah, I am planning on editing the list to get the PA flavor in there. i just wanted something foundational from the SRD.
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SteveC reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Daggerheart To Release Official Hope & Fear Expansion with Like.
At least as far as I can tell, DH is getting a lot of actual play. I don't think it is a shelf game.
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SteveC reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Best D&D 5e alternate ruleset? with Like.
It was a great opportunity for WotC to introduce some of those tools into D&D. I used to love when each new Paizo AP would introduce a...
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SteveC replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Best D&D 5e alternate ruleset?.It's been my experience that people in the "5E does everything" camp are either designing a game system (where 5E versions sell much...
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SteveC reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Best D&D 5e alternate ruleset? with Like.
5E has a pretty narrow scope for its mechanical implementation. So while you can do courtly intrigue or romantasy, the system does not...
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SteveC reacted to Imaro's post in the thread Daggerheart To Release Official Hope & Fear Expansion with Like.
The backlash for CO was pretty rough at the time so im pretty sure if not the main reason it was a gigantic contributing factor.
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SteveC reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Daggerheart To Release Official Hope & Fear Expansion with Like.
It's pretty clear CO did not set the world on fire, but that should not be the bar.
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Add me to those disappointed with Roll20 + Demiplane. Demiplane just feels so slow and clunky, and also so very restrictive, which...
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SteveC replied to the thread Daggerheart General Thread [+].We did a test campaign when Demiplane was the only option and it was one of the reasons that the game didn't really succeed. I don't...