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The Firebird reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread with
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I always marveled at the details put into trolls. For example, modern trolls just tell us this about regeneration: "Regeneration. The... -
The Firebird reacted to MichaelSomething's post in the thread OSR The Gygaxian Naturalism Appreciation Thread with Like.
Let's take the time to show our gratitude towards Gygaxian Naturalism! Let's talk about how great it is and stuff. I'm sure glad we...
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re: Combat vs Non-Combat I often see the argument, "We don't require players to know how to swing swords, so why should we ask them to...
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Big topic, but first thing I'll offer is that player skill in social interactions doesn't have to require acting skills or being...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Should traps have tells?.This is a good point and it depends a lot on the specifics of the dungeon. Personally, I'd prefer for a designer to think through why...
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By the way, this is an excellent counterpoint to the verisimilitude argument offered upthread (that is, that all traps having tells...
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I. Freaking. HATE. That. Song. I would have to murder the downstairs neighbour, were I in your situation. No other option. At...
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The Firebird reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
Not at all. I hate the 5E circus troupe model of what a group of adventurers should look like. I think that's a cromulent but of...
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The Firebird reacted to bloodtide's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
Odd, it looks like political correctness...... Sounds Great! Well, sure a lot of people want history to look only one way: their way...
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I get what you mean about a "puzzle game". Or....a detective/murder mystery game, which is a particular flavor of RPG that bores me to...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Should traps have tells?.I hope you'll indulge me quoting from the other thread. No, I agree with your broader understanding of tells. But it's the same issue...
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Yeah I like games with those kinds of rules, too. Or even just notes to that effect for a particular adventure. I like to write room...
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A "tell" doesn't have to mean the trap as poorly implemented. A tell (or telegraph) is anything that causes the players to spend time...
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Although I think it was my post in another thread that started this, reading this thread I'll acknowledge (top of the hat to @Lanefan...
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Of course. But traps don’t have to be perfect to be effective. Also not every single trap is going to be so badly made that it provides...
