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Theory of Games reacted to Mercurius's post in the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish) with
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By realistic, I primarily mean differentiating what D&D calls AC into its two components: dodge/parry and damage reduction. Or to put... -
Many, many, RPGs do this. Arguably only D&D and its close relatives use the ‘roll versus AC’ model. GURPS has this as mentioned. Savage...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).GURPS has a similar system, but according to many people it isn't simple so I won't waste the space. Th Arcanum (originally Bard Games)...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread Ran my first session of Star Wars D6: Big Damn Heroes.Very Star Warsish! Keep us updated on future updates (y)
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Theory of Games replied to the thread What RPGs genres are lacking?.Or, I mean ... everyone could just play GURPS:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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Theory of Games replied to the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes?.I'd take over running the game to show the rookie how it's done. Experienced GMs have that obligation to noob GMs. If we don't teach...
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Theory of Games reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes? with Like.
I probably would push back a bit if my DM kept adding new houserules, particularly if they changed some of the basic assumptions of the...
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Theory of Games reacted to Retreater's post in the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes? with Like.
Yes. And I don't mind things being tougher. I just want to know the rules going into it. I can't plan for expectations of play if I...
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Theory of Games reacted to Retreater's post in the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes? with Like.
We did have a session zero. No specific rule changes were discussed. It was mostly just for character creation. During a long rest.
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Theory of Games replied to the thread Ran my first session of Star Wars D6: Big Damn Heroes.When the party was captured did the PCs lose their loadouts?
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Theory of Games reacted to DarkCrisis's post in the thread Ran my first session of Star Wars D6: Big Damn Heroes with Like.
Manhunt on Tattooine.
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Theory of Games reacted to DarkCrisis's post in the thread Ran my first session of Star Wars D6: Big Damn Heroes with Like.
Finished the first mission/adventure. The big boss battle was suposed to be against Jodo Kast and some merc buddies. A rocket...
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Theory of Games reacted to Atreyu Hibiki's post in the thread D&D General You Don’t Have To Leave Wolfy Behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' Your Companions Level Up With You! with Like.
The thread title sold it, for very personal reasons - my eight year old has been playing in our family campaign since the lockdown, and...
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Theory of Games reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D's New Solo Player Guideline Explained with
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For duet play you'd figure they would inject a little more than More Inspiration and More HP. You can add a little extra, say give the... -
Theory of Games reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D's New Solo Player Guideline Explained with Haha.
It's weird that the rules for solo play focus on combat while the scenarios focus on non-combat. It makes sense, in that 5e combat...