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The Firebird reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with
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Combat rules are structured rigidly to allow a tactical mini game. I would not want all of the game to work like this. Though of course... -
The Firebird reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread Alternatives to map-and-key with Like.
Given that you said you meant literal map and key, whole tread is rather weird, given that most roleplaying do not involve such. Instead...
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The Firebird reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I feel D&D increasingly made creatures similar to each other, to the point that it's now "heroic inspiration once per long rest vs...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.I think there are rules at play in how I assess the fictional state. If the players say they want to sneak across the grounds, I set the...
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The Firebird reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Method matters. 10x10=100. So does 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1...........+1+1+1=100. It's not about the result in many cases. It's about how you...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.It's not about what I, the GM, feel. It's about how what fictional state has been reached given the results of individual action...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.I don't think that's true. I never decide when a venture has succeeded based on adding up the number of overall successes. It is based...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.Yeah. Think especially of assassination missions, which play out very differently given our knowledge of hp.
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The Firebird replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.I agree that constraints are important for creativity. I don't think it follows that all constraints are good, though. They will; but...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.I see what you're getting at; I can imagine in the correctly tuned scenario it could work. But I don't think you are characterizing...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.I wouldn't say all further attempts fail, but absent significant changes to the situation, then yes. I'd spend a bit longer setting the...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.So you would not run the night infiltration as a skill challenge? I think the example you give is an example of poor GMing. For me it...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.At most I am explaining why I have these preferences. Doesn't the GM set the stakes of the SC at their discretion? Consider: "Outer...
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I'm not sure what the benefits of using SC structure even are, frankly. They must benefit something I don't do when I run games.
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Because SCs were introduced in 4e, a game that pointedly did not say the GM no longer has the sort of authority they did in previous...