The Firebird's latest activity
-
The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Right, this is what I described. Is my understanding accurate, then? -
The Firebird reacted to Baron Opal II's post in the thread Would ACKS be a good fit to capture the BECMI-feel? with
Like.
ACKS is a solid game with interesting domain play aspects. However, for OSR or BXCMI style play I prefer Old School Essentials by... -
The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Would ACKS be a good fit to capture the BECMI-feel? with Like.
Eye of the beholder. IMO ACKS is one the best games out there that does what it does.
-
The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Would ACKS be a good fit to capture the BECMI-feel? with Like.
There are some changes otherwise, and it is very nice to have everything integrated and easily referenced, but that is largely correct...
-
The Firebird reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread Would ACKS be a good fit to capture the BECMI-feel? with Like.
1. The default game setting is the periphery of a crumbling pseudo-Roman Empire, but anything you can do in B/X you can do in ACKS, plus...
-
The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..We've talked about this and I believe I have taken it into account. My mental model is "roll is 7-9, GM performs a soft move to...
-
The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If in-character prep doesn't and can't improve your root chance of there being no complications, then why bother? All your prep can do...
-
The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Quoting just a small part of this post because it has the most important bit. But...yeah it is a bad idea. Imo. I want to clarify...
-
The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Hmm. I think it is a requirement traditionally. Checks are called for in certain circumstances -- you enter a new hex, you spend some...
-
The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I disagree. If the lockpick check had succeeded the cook was not there. But the example is just emblematic of my real issue, if every...
-
The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
In the US pickup trucks and large sized SUVs are very popular. Am I just being conservative because I don't want to drive either one...
-
The Firebird reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Alternatively why can’t those with a narrativist preference just be ex-d&d gamers whose preferences never aligned much with d&d who...
-
The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Nope. The cook was added because of the failed check.
-
The Firebird reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Right. There’s major resistance to the idea that a success or failure on a lockpicking check can determine whether the cook is there...
-
The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Hmm. I think it depends on the content of the table. I'll hazard a thesis--the consequences must be defined far enough in advance that...