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The Firebird reacted to GMMichael's post in the thread Four non-D&D games that show the breadth of TTRPGs with
Haha.
The breadth of TTRPGs? They're narrowing. AI will soon be everyone's personal GM. I recommend Skyrim's ultimate version: -
The Firebird reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread Four non-D&D games that show the breadth of TTRPGs with
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Not sure why it matters that the players are "sort of familiar with 5e". Someone else's level of familiarity with D&D is going to have... -
The Firebird reacted to Cadence's post in the thread Four non-D&D games that show the breadth of TTRPGs with Like.
This popped up on BlueSky this week... and has got a bunch of answers from that site's denizens. Some of the answers reshared by...
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The Firebird replied to the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+].This reads to me as the rules being unstated rather than not present. For the system to work, the referee has to be experienced...
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The Firebird reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+] with Like.
I'm aware of the history here. Among a dozen or more other books I've read Peterson's "Playing at the World", Fine's "Shared Fantasy"...
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The Firebird reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
Some types of GMing involve more work and effort than others. The methods that involve less work tend to rely on specific game styles...
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The Firebird reacted to Cadence's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
I wonder if a lot of terrible is that way because they aren't trying to get better.
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The Firebird reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
In order to be good at something, you have to be ok with being bad at it for a while. I usually make this comment in the context of art...
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The Firebird reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
Existing groups that have a member who wants to get behind the screen should absolutely give that person a chance.
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The Firebird reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
I also think people generally over emphasize scheduling difficulties. Not that they don't exist, but in my experience it is easier to...
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The Firebird reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
No, it isn't. It just takes practice. It takes being allowed to fail.
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The Firebird reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
One of the things I really dislike that has come out of the rise of popularity of D&D (and to some degree other RPGs; but let's be...
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The Firebird reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+] with Like.
I went deep into this about 25 years ago doing tons of reading in the college library and downloading all the then latest simulation...
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The Firebird reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+] with Like.
simulation to me is...trying to give everything enough of it's own set of rules to minimize the amount of times where you need to ask...
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The Firebird reacted to MichaelSomething's post in the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+] with Like.
If you want a real simulation of planet creation; look no further then Architect of Worlds...