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TheHand replied to the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game?.I’d run it again if I had interest from any of my players, but I don’t think any of my current groups are all that into the setting... -
TheHand reacted to earthsea_wizard's post in the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game? with
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This is true, and characters are described as such in the setting materials. I think the "count every drop of water and food along the... -
TheHand reacted to Misanthrope Prime's post in the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game? with Like.
I like Dark Sun's lore and I can respect the literary genre it belongs in, but I personally don't want to play or DM a game in a "dying...
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TheHand reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game? with Like.
I’ve always loved the Dark Sun setting, but ironically, I don’t think D&D’s rules are the right fit for it. Athas is a world where...
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TheHand reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game? with Like.
Dark Sun always felt like a game setting wrestling against the system it was designed for, in both its 2e and 4e incarnations. But I...
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TheHand reacted to earthsea_wizard's post in the thread D&D General Why wouldn't you run a Dark Sun game? with Like.
It's true, one of the three creators talks about exactly that on the Stone, Bone and Obsidian podcast. The races were originally more...
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TheHand reacted to LuisCarlos17f's post in the thread D&D General D&D Releases New Japanese Campaign 'Oni’s Right Hand' with Like.
I suspected WotC would be working in some project linked to Japan. I bought the translation of "Aventures in Rokugan" and I am happy...
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TheHand reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General D&D Releases New Japanese Campaign 'Oni’s Right Hand' with Like.
There's a new Dungeons & Dragons adventure in town--covertly announced on LinkedIn by Hasbro/WotC Japan's brand manager--designed for...
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TheHand reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
Id argue that most classic warlock style patrons are antagonistic with their antihero contractors. Spawn is made a servant of Malbolge...
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TheHand reacted to Cergorach's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
Because if the Warlock player wanted to play a Cleric, they would have done so... Many people view the 'pact' as something already paid...
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TheHand reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with
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I have so many horror stories I could write a small book! Got mugged at knifepoint by the DM's older brother one time. Been punched in... -
TheHand reacted to WanderingMystic's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Wow.
I only have 2 horror stories between the DM and his players, one in d&d and one on Warhammer. On Warhammer the DM put us in a tomb with...
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TheHand reacted to Epic Meepo's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
That's fair. Everyone should play at tables that support their own preferred play style. I, for example, don't want to play in a game...
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TheHand reacted to npick03's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
My take on this is I would just ask the warlock player how they want to handle their patron, and then I would do that. This seems like a...
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TheHand reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
For sure. I'm just saying that misalignment frequently occurs because GMs who are more experienced with previous editions (or the...