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Theory of Games reacted to Herschel's post in the thread D&D General The joys of playing a PC with low stats with
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A low stat can be fun, but it's also a challenge for the DM to not be an unintentional jerk, especially with ability-based saving... -
Theory of Games replied to the thread D&D General The joys of playing a PC with low stats.There's at least a hundred different ways to create unique characters outside of the TPK magnet of "3d6 in order" :sneaky:
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Theory of Games reacted to Jefe Bergenstein's post in the thread D&D General The joys of playing a PC with low stats with Like.
I somewhat agree, but you buried the lede a bit. Effectively, you didn't have a low stat. You had a character trait, not much different...
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Hi TTRPGers! So I have a confession to make: I like a little gore in my gaming. Even if it's D&D or something rules-lite (e.g...
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This is shocker for the Gamemasters out there, so players can take 15. What do you do when you're running an adventure or you're early...
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Theory of Games reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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Maybe there's an example in a popular module? Or maybe it's just folks extrapolating from Gary's guidance in the 1E DMG to never cut a... -
Theory of Games reacted to fuindordm's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
I just had a conversation with one of my players about the feel of combat in 1st-2nd edition vs 3rd & 5th edition. For context, the...
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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.
I think this was pretty common, yeah, to multiclass if you were going to have a thief character, so you brought other abilities to the...
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Theory of Games reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
You also can't overlook that it was 1e. The FIRST edition of AD&D. All the rest came after and built off of it. Just being the first...
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Theory of Games reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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I was never able to talk a DM into letting me use it. And when I DM'd I told my players no on that one as well. When you're used to... -
Theory of Games reacted to DarkCrisis's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Because once you cut the wheat (like weapon/armor AC differences etc) from the chaff and house rule the Thief it’s very playable.
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I've been with one group for about 10 years now, and what you described is unfortunately the norm. The DM is obsessed with "getting...
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Our pacing is slower than I'd like. There isn't lots of chat between games so we often go in circles deciding what to do next when we...
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Theory of Games reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread Do You Care About Cosmology? with Like.
I am very interested in y’all’s thoughts, so thanks for sharing!
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Theory of Games reacted to RangerWickett's post in the thread Do You Care About Cosmology? with Like.
In a recent campaign I GMed, I had an NPC point out to the PCs that, like, nobody has mapped the planes. And since you get to these...