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The Firebird reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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There's a lot to be said for classicism. Honestly, the more D&D drifts from its original lore and aesthetics, the more I am inclined to... -
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've played and DMed a lot of public games over the years. I've also had to start up new groups a few times because of moving...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Shadowdark Best inspiration/advice for developing a Shadowdark adventure and eventual campaign?.The best advice I have is just to read. Read other adventures, classic stories (especially appendix N for Shadowdark), medieval history...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill".How far does 'in any way' extend? If I, say, put a gun to the opponent's head and demanded they forfeit, have I broken any rules? Or...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill".My point was that a measurement can be done in RPGs. It just typically isn't. The last part gets at a key divide I see in approaches to...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Time travel doesn't exist because time travel wiped out the timelines where it did.Anyone else look at the paper? This about sums up the level of argument:
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The Firebird reacted to soviet's post in the thread Ben Riggs: 'The Golden Age of TTRPGs is Dead' with Like.
Do we mean a golden age for the hobby or for the industry? Million dollar kickstarters reflect the latter but maybe not the former...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Ben Riggs: 'The Golden Age of TTRPGs is Dead' with Like.
How?
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The Firebird reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Ben Riggs: 'The Golden Age of TTRPGs is Dead' with Like.
A Discord seems like a great way to make sure your fanbase is insular and ever shrinking.
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill".I don't think it makes sense to tie the existence of skill to the measurement of skill. In principle this measurement can be done by...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Intrusive Ads.Next we can say nothing is free to play because everything has opportunity costs...language can't always be perfect, but "pay" and...
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Yea. I guess free to play pc games are paying you to play them. And my friends once provided snacks to me when I ran a game for them...
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The Firebird reacted to bloodtide's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
I can't really speak to what you have or have not seen. I have no idea how you "read" that. I do count things such as Paying Attention...
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The Firebird reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
I guess I don't really understand the perameters of "skilled play." I don't understand how you can set up a puzzle for the players (in...
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The Firebird reacted to bloodtide's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
It might be useful to have a little snap shot of The Time Before Time: There were three basic Heroes that were popular in the 70s and...