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TheHand reacted to payn's post in the thread Karma, Rewards /Consequences Do you use it? If so, what is good, and if not what is bad? with
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My issue with rewarding good behavior (and/or punishing "bad" behavior) is it leads folks away from organic play and into meta... -
TheHand reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Friday Chat: What Mechanics Do You Steal From A Game To Use In Another? with Like.
Clocks, Countdowns, and Fronts from Powered by the Apocalypse, Blades in the Dark, and Daggerheart. Such a simple and elegant idea...
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TheHand reacted to Koloth's post in the thread Friday Chat: What Mechanics Do You Steal From A Game To Use In Another? with Like.
In the past, my groups experimented with using Star Fleet Battles Impulse Movement charts for D&D/PF combat. It can really change the...
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TheHand replied to the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words.Home invasion instead of conversation. (Changeling/Mage WoD)
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TheHand replied to the thread Karma, Rewards /Consequences Do you use it? If so, what is good, and if not what is bad?.The only time I ever gamed with someone that used “negative karma” in his games was back in the early 90s. He called them “dummy points”...
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TheHand reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Karma, Rewards /Consequences Do you use it? If so, what is good, and if not what is bad? with Like.
Okay, so it's a meta currency. Nothing particularly unique about that. Some systems have it, some don't. Awarding negative meta...
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TheHand reacted to payn's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
Recently, there was an article about story vs gameplay. The gist was that you make a good game first, and then flavor it afterwards...
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TheHand reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
Overpowering the PCs is easy for the GM. It takes no skill, nuance, understanding, or imagination for a GM to dial an adversary up to...
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TheHand reacted to billd91's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
If dragons are so skewed that they're essentially off the table as far as being a reasonable challenge for PCs to take on, why stat them...
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TheHand reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
"Balance" is important when their is competition. This might not be direct competition -- it might be competition for spotlight time...
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TheHand reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
1. It's a fantasy game. Trying to model realism is a fool's folly. Even back in 1e, they describe HP as mostly being skill and luck at...
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TheHand reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Geek Confessional Thread 2024 [NOW 2025!] with Like.
Its an excellently made show, but you have to want what its offering (that's even more true with its companion show "Helluva Boss").
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Viva la Dirt League going to be doing a 30+ episode campaign using Daggerheart / Beast Feast frame.
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Late to this convo, but I can tell you that we played Dragonbane with no whimsy (no ducks or wolfkin at PCs) and it went great. The...
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TheHand reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
Yes! In my current campaign, in fact, I've asked each player to choose 2 factions out of a list that they have a good relationship with...