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TheHand replied to the thread Battletech Public Playtest Thread.@Kannik thanks for sharing your alternate rules! I don’t think I would adopt them wholesale for my games, but they were well written... -
-nods- That's the thing I find too about trying to adjust values while keeping 2d6: because there's only 12 results each step between...
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I'll take a look. Reminds me of DFA and their reduction of range penalties by half. Meaning, medium is +1 and long is +2. They had the...
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Started with Mentzer Basic and Expert boxed sets. Then moved to 2nd Edition AD&D. After that, I think it was Talislanta. I also bought...
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TheHand reacted to Ulfgeir's post in the thread You're Top-10 Movies/Shows based on Games with
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Well, lets' put it this way. Battleship is BAD, but it is better than the first 2 D&D-movies. The first one was ruined by the inclusion... -
(On a completely separate note, it's been 20+ years since I last released some alternate BattleTech rules... not sure how these will be...
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Mass Effect
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TheHand reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread You're Top-10 Movies/Shows based on Games with Like.
There are some real gems there - I remember the Carmen Sandiago game show! and yes I'd forgotten about Wing Commander too though I dont...
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TheHand reacted to trappedslider's post in the thread Trailer Fallout Season Two New Official Trailer with Like.
Yes, I believe so
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TheHand reacted to BruceWright's post in the thread OSR Modules with the best layout & presentation with
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I6 Ravenloft also contains one of my favorite examples of a buried lede in a room description box-text. You enter a room in the... -
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It's.... fine. It's a great teaching aid for novice GMs, and I would have very much enjoyed it at say 16 for a lot of reasons. The...
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TheHand reacted to aco175's post in the thread OSR Modules with the best layout & presentation with Like.
I always thought this was the gold standard. 4e Dungeon Delve with its short adventures that had a map and each encounter on a page...
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TheHand reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread OSR Modules with the best layout & presentation with Like.
I6 Ravenloft is still in many ways the gold standard, a height of combining aesthetics and usability to which we have not regularly (or...
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TheHand reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread OSR Modules with the best layout & presentation with Like.
Kelsey Dionne's The Secrets of Skyhorn Lighthouse is a great example. ...and apparently free?
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TheHand reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread OSR Modules with the best layout & presentation with Like.
I’m looking for OSR/NSR modules that are examples of the best of the best in regards to layout, design, information presentation...