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No, I think @Enrahim has it right here. People seem to be getting tripped up on the idea that random rolls are fixed content. Yes, they...
Jun 21, 2025
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Ok, first, your language is a bit confusing, as a trad sandbox adventure is not explicitely expressing what is happening. Rather it is...
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The DM did not drive the PC to go to that location. He did not drive the PC to try and open the lock. The drive was entirely from the...
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So let me get this straight. The only reason @The Firebird didn't like your preferred game was because of ignorance? Are we not...
Jun 21, 2025
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Right, I get why you're ok with this. But the thing is, Pattycakes isn't guaranteed to be around on a 10, so it really isn't just...
Jun 21, 2025
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I don't think the guard is equally fixed if they are fixed prior to vs after an action roll. I'm not asking about what scene the GM...
Jun 21, 2025
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If you have a specific issue with how I said I ran the game then please offer it. Otherwise a general "you are just bad at this" is not...
Jun 21, 2025
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I meant narrative games. But the same is true of all games--the GM probably shouldn't put stuff in the players don't know about yet...
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Of course. That's not what is being argued, though. What's being argued is that it drops to near 0, which is bupkis. There is no...
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So on that note what would be the preferred RPG for 30s-to-modern adventure spelunking? Pseudo-Indiana Jones, but party based? Savage...
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But that genre space is already pretty well served, so the license has the potential to drive sales (or pledges, realistically) in.a way...
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Maybe I haven't played enough Tomb Raider video games. I didn't really know there was enough for it to have its own distinct setting...
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There are a number of good systems that do what I want in a Tomb Raider game, and this one didn't seem up my alley, so I'm not that sad...
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Can't say that I'm unhappy about this. Not a fan of the system myself. I think that there are better mechanics systems out there for...
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Yes. That's what I had in my example and it was not the reason I didn't like it.
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