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TheHand reacted to darjr's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with
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I think I find this more among GMs. Interesting. -
TheHand replied to the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T.I haven’t played Daggerheart yet (waiting for the next round of printing to get to my FLGS 😅) but I have used the player description...
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TheHand reacted to John Lloyd1's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
There is a neurodiversity aspect about this. Some people find it really difficult to improvise. I try to read the person and treat the...
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TheHand reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
I go with players' preferences. 13th Age has good advice. Ask for input but if no one has an idea you can step in and provide the...
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TheHand reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
I am a big fan of introducing minor NPCs that way. Immediate connection.
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TheHand reacted to nyvinter's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
And if you're uncertain, ask your players about things that their characters would know. Don't do "what do you see in the chest?" but...
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TheHand reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
As a GM, I am always "on the spot" to provide Description On Demand. Multiple times per scene usually. Why not offload some of that...
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TheHand reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
First of all,we should not take anything the Alexandrian writes particularly seriously. Second, asking players to fill in details...
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TheHand reacted to BruceWright's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
I love Daggerheart and its ethos of "Ask they players questions and incorporate the answers." I immediately gravitated toward it and...
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TheHand reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 Viewing (Spoilers) with Like.
Even with it's flaws, SNW is still the best Trek we've had after a long dry spell. Every time I have an issue with something going on...
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TheHand reacted to Mort's post in the thread Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 Viewing (Spoilers) with Like.
Overall, I actually like it. They're taking some big swings and pulling much of it off. If anything, I think they're just going for too...
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TheHand reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 Viewing (Spoilers) with Like.
Effect preceding cause. Not ideal.
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TheHand reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 Viewing (Spoilers) with Like.
They do explain this one, that the infusion from Spock bled over some of his logical characteristics. Now does it actually make...
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TheHand reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread TTRPG Genres You Just Can't Get Into -and- Tell Me Why I'm Wrong About X Genre I Don't Like with Like.
That's interesting. I'm currently running a game that is exactly that: set during the Apocalypse in my local area, with science fiction...
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TheHand reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread 5E Powered Gamma World: What Should It Look Like with Like.
To be fair, I can't think of a game more different mechanically from Gamma World than Apocalypse World in the same genre.