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stonehead reacted to MNblockhead's post in the thread How Much Do You Care About Novelty? with
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The older I get, the less I care about novelty. I still like to try new things, but I don't chase novelty. I'm happy to play in a tried... -
Here's the rub. If something weird or innovative becomes popular then it just becomes the norm. D&D was a weird and innovative game...
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I'd prefer a game that does something well, rather than one that does something new.
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stonehead reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Binary Success vs Multiple Levels of Success with Like.
I guess the question here is a) is combat not a pass/fail conflict drawn out over a long period with a whole lot of highly-mathed rolls...
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stonehead reacted to Scribe's post in the thread Binary Success vs Multiple Levels of Success with Like.
Whoa whoa whoa. I don't think this is it.
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stonehead replied to the thread Necessity of a Social Negotiation System? – When Should It Be Relevant?.I agree that words alone couldn't make someone offer up their child, but I don't think it should be completely impossible. Imagine a...
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stonehead reacted to Gorgon Zee's post in the thread Necessity of a Social Negotiation System? – When Should It Be Relevant? with Like.
I should have been more precise. In Pendragon it's technically called 'amor' and is a bit different from our modern take. In game terms...
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stonehead reacted to Gorgon Zee's post in the thread Necessity of a Social Negotiation System? – When Should It Be Relevant? with Like.
Well, like everything it depends on the game you are running. I have been running THE GREAT PENDRAGOIN CAMPAIGN for 2+ years now, and...
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stonehead reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread Necessity of a Social Negotiation System? – When Should It Be Relevant? with Like.
One should apply the same metric they use for combat. Is every combat necessary? Does every combat drive the story forward? What is the...
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stonehead reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Necessity of a Social Negotiation System? – When Should It Be Relevant? with Like.
As I like to tell my players, "Social skills are not a form of mind control." In truth, in scenario #1 nothing interesting happens...
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stonehead reacted to MichaelSomething's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
Blame all the DMs who ever complained about PCs breaking their campaigns with overpowered magic items.