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The Firebird reacted to MoonSong's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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When you wanted to just zone out during the video meeting, but get caught defending your pet cause during half of it instead... -
I'm pretty sure it's that "Terms and rules" listing at the bottom-right of every page, between "Contact us" and "Privacy policy." That...
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The Firebird reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
Worth noting that Ken only worked "for" TSR for 1 year. During that year, he actually worked for GenCon and was the conventions...
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The Firebird reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
Making D&D a "lifestyle brand" where people who were formerly active players still pick up occasional products like quick pick up and...
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The Firebird reacted to Sossij's post in the thread Check Out These T-Rex Bone Dice... But They'll Cost You! with Like.
I've always wondered about the "fairest dice ever" thing when I've seen several people who seem to know way more about statistics than I...
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The Firebird reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I am deeply suspicious whenever I encounter someone who thinks they're absolutely killing it as a parent.
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The Firebird replied to the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized.You seem to have made up your mind, so I'm not really interested in going down that road.
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The Firebird reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
This is very true and as a result the agendas do function more like mechanics in some ways, I agree. The problem is that there isn't...
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The Firebird reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Well, not that I entirely disagree but lots of system have definite 'cans' and 'shoulds' in them, like lists of ways that a GM might...
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The Firebird reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Principles (at least in Apocalypse World) not advice or suggestions. They are instructions. The game says, "Always say what your...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Systems are just compilations of mechanics. Advice crosses the line into mechanics anywhere that "should" or "best practice" in a...
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The Firebird reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
This fuzziness is precisely why I asked the question. I have the same issues.
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The Firebird replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I was going to take a stab at it but the difference is less clear than it was in my head. I suppose there is a spectrum: "When you...
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The Firebird reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General [Name Change]Red Hand of Doom Conversions with Like.
That is actually where the DMsGuild conversion doc came from, I believe.
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [Name Change]Red Hand of Doom Conversions.Quite probably you are aware, but there was a conversion guide and discussion on the giantitp forums a while back. I've not run it but I...