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SSword of Spirit replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Ben Riggs talks to Richard Baker. Phandelver in 2018 alone sold 300k copies..It looks like you can buy it on either Roll20 or Fantasy Grounds, for $14.99 USD at either place. So the cheapest current option I'm...
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SSword of Spirit replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) 5e GMs: Do/Have/Would You Start Above 1st Level? (Note: Cannot change your vote.).I choose starting level for the specific campaign or theme adventure experience I'm going for. It could be anywhere from 1 to 20 with...
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SSword of Spirit replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Miles per day on horseback: how many?.Yeah. 5e doesn't particularly give you any good reason to bother messing with the hassle of a mount. A meaningful travel speed boost...
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SSword of Spirit reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Miles per day on horseback: how many? with
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Something like that would be my solution as well. I totally appreciate that it's not particularly realistic, but the realistic reasons... -
SSword of Spirit reacted to I'm A Banana's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
Alignment as a restrictive rule that one must obey (as originally conceived) is borked. It was the GM's job to police your behavior...
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SSword of Spirit reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
Alignment is as I said about core values, ethos, fundamental beliefs. You separate it in two or three ways, first by noting that all...
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SSword of Spirit replied to the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment?.Interesting take. I've tended to merge some personality elements into alignment, specifically the L/C axis. For instance, I have a...
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SSword of Spirit reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
So alignment is always separated from personality to a very large degree. Mistaking alignment for personality is one of the most common...
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SSword of Spirit reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I think it would be a mistake to think that everyone of the same alignment agrees on every issue or that everyone of different...
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SSword of Spirit replied to the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment?.I know what you're talking about. I like to define selfish as seeking what you want at the expense of others. If it isn't at the expense...
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SSword of Spirit reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I think for the most part 3e did a decent job of describing alignment with the exception that the writers didn't understand or make any...
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SSword of Spirit replied to the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment?.I like alignment because: 1) It expresses the cosmological nature of the Planescape / Great Wheel cosmology which I love. 2) It is...
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SSword of Spirit reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
I think that is a grotesquely simplified version of not only RPG history but the dynamics of play. My reading of the very first RPG...
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SSword of Spirit replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Ben Riggs talks to Richard Baker. Phandelver in 2018 alone sold 300k copies..A rare thread where people are talking about two adventures I've actually run :D (Lost Mine of Phandelver and Forge of Fury)
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SSword of Spirit replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.I'm a big fan of sandbox play, but I sometimes make pretty linear adventures. Usually they are one-shots, but the one I'm currently...