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Theory of Games replied to the thread Minimalist and One Page RPGs.How would you define a "Minimalist ttrpg"? I'm a fan of RISUS, The Anything RPG - but it's like 4-5 pages. -
Theory of Games replied to the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like?.The OP didn't provide a definition for success, so using my own definition, D&D is the only truly successful ttrpg. You don't have to...
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Theory of Games reacted to eyeheartawk's post in the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like? with
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I think the bar for the vast majority of RPG publishers are quite low when it comes to measuring success. Like, you could be a dude... -
Theory of Games reacted to Morrus's post in the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like? with Like.
I don't know if 'successful' is the right word for it. It has too much baggage. But I can't think of a better word. What makes it...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.TSR Thieves are bad to some people. There's been people in this thread who've posted their enjoyment of playing the class. This idea...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like?.You have some very idealistic approaches to measuring success :sneaky: I answered the question. No other ttrpg has been as successful...
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Theory of Games reacted to payn's post in the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like? with
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Theory of Games replied to the thread What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like?.Dungeons & Dragons Numerous people playing and talking about the ttrpg for YEARS Launch and yearly sales numbers
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Theory of Games reacted to Li Shenron's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
I don't think so. Speed and complexity are real but what I think is, that it is very subjective that all those features are negative...
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Theory of Games reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Ranges are in game units, which are 10s of feet indoors and 10s of yards outdoors. I could understand if you find that strange...
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Theory of Games reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Haha.
My DM just pointed out another example of 1e craziness: Switching between tabletop inches and diegetic feet without rhyme or reason
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Theory of Games reacted to Flights of Fancy's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Oh, I don't know. I saw a number of 1E bards in my AD&D 1E/2E days. One of the things to remember is it wasn't really "11th level" like...
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Theory of Games reacted to Flights of Fancy's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
I would play 2E over 1E but only if you used just the core 2E material. Once you add in the splat books (as flavorful and good as some...
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Theory of Games reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Depends on over how long a period we're talking. Potentially years of play. A given DM might easily have a "Tree of Strength" or...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Strategies and Tactics Barbarian (2024).So "Raging" isn't enough for Barbarians? Plus WotC has given the class several additional powers like regeneration and using Strength...