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The Firebird reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with
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i agree, but a more important factor than the characters being connected to each other is i think them having some anchoring connection... -
The Firebird reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with
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okay, i will admit i've never even made gestures at reading GwtW, i just pulled it's name as an example because it's a big famous book... -
The Firebird reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
Well-said. I would add a small extra though: Tell your prospective players, "Please don't start building a character until we meet up...
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The Firebird reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
Just to clarify my point. The OP talks about how he finds it jarring that groups do not reflect the campaign setting. My solution to...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+].There is some internal tension here. When I read @Bill Zebub's post, my response is "but not all traps would have a tell". Having there...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with Like.
That's a pretty solid review, though I have some issues with the reviewer's preferences (some even relate to the thread topic!): ---...
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The Firebird reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with Like.
I've never written a module and most that I've run have not been good from an "running accessibility" standpoint. That said I've thought...
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The Firebird reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
Interbreeding between different species in D&D doesn't have to work differently from real life at all for the two to still be termed...
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The Firebird reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
This is actually part of the reason why dislike the more modern acceptance of a gonzo party as the default state of D&D. When I...
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The Firebird reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
As an aside, I do find it amusing how many people in TTRPG communities insist that humans are BORING when literally other media we...
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The Firebird reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I think coming to session 0 with most of the character already built is a problem. Do you know it's going to be compatible with the...
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The Firebird reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
For games that rely on PC's to map the dungeon, it's often an adventure design point to deliberately attempt to confuse the players and...
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The Firebird reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
The same. A lot of players are really bad at drawing. Others are bad at learning faux-history. D&D is about players having fun, not...
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The Firebird reacted to Ryujin's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
When I had been in the job for about 6 months, I had a received a work order from an engineering prof that stated every time he turned...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties.This view has come under criticism. I wonder how people feel about the same approach to dungeon mapping? E.g., the GM does not provide a...