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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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What type of definition are you trying to make? I don't see anything wrong with looking at how important mechanics designed to steer the... -
The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I'm not sure how much the similarities matter if the differences matter to an individual more. Which is more "fundamental" is irrelevant...
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The Firebird replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I guess these are probing the same thing--if there is a game that is midway between two endmembers, then those endmembers are the same...
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The Firebird replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I can't see the post you are responding to so apologies if I'm missing something. I've been increasingly feeling over the past year or...
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The Firebird reacted to Voadam's post in the thread Dungeon Crawl Classics What is cool to you from a player perspective? with Like.
Broncosaurus Rex, Deadlands, Firefly, romanticizing a fantasy Confederacy was a late 90s/early 2000s thing, unfortunately. You can even...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Dungeon Crawl Classics What is cool to you from a player perspective? with Like.
I have played and run DCC, and for me the fun parts are the weird visuals and creatures, the dangerous magic system, and yes the high...
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The Firebird reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread Dungeon Crawl Classics What is cool to you from a player perspective? with Like.
The first time I played Shadowdark, the torch going out outside of combat was still terrifying and thrilling. In the middle of combat...
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The Batmen didn't all look like the comic-book Batman. All the James Bonds look different. Pretty much everybody in the Marvel films. If...
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I don't think the number of mods matter at all. The point is that there is no known reliable detection of AI content.
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I mean, we can say we ban it. But enforcing that ban? Around here, it would seem to me that'd be issuing a frelling challenge, and...
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The Firebird reacted to billd91's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Context certainly can be key. Platoon was released the same month I turned 18 and registered for the selective service at my local post...
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The Firebird reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I'm a massive fan of 50's SF films, but I'm very cautious about which ones I recommed, and knowing the specific person is usually a...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.I'm afraid to say, that was my response to Platoon. I'm sure very impactful at the time, but I just didn't connect to it. The NASA...
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I keep reading this subject like as "we really need a hug," which checks out, given the tone around here at times.