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Theory of Games reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with
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Well, not everything works out the way we plan. Maybe Mike feels 5e didn't do what he wanted. -
Theory of Games reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with
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I find the notion that 4e is not a 5th generation game somewhat baffling. @mearls' definition, as I understand it, is that 5th gen... -
Theory of Games reacted to Divine2021's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with Haha.
As long as we can all agree that OSE and Shadowdark are simultaneously peak alpha.
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Theory of Games reacted to bedir than's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with Haha.
TTRPGs didn't have generations or evolutions. TTRPGs instead had thematic trunks that grew branches, that were sometimes interconnected...
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Theory of Games reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with Like.
Yeah, all I know is there are at least a handful of people now making money off of the Shadowdark base.
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Theory of Games reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread So you're done with D&D but still want to play D&Dish fantasy... with Like.
The last D&D I played was 4Ed. And 3.5Ed was my D&D of choice, so I bought a whole bunch of 3Ed/3.5Ed clones, like Pathfinder...
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Theory of Games reacted to AK81's post in the thread So you're done with D&D but still want to play D&Dish fantasy... with Like.
I have really become interested in Pathfinder 1e lately. I started with 5e, and I like a lot about it. But there are some key things...
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Theory of Games reacted to TheAlkaizer's post in the thread Phases of Growth in Game Design with Like.
I absolutely love the OSR and its multitude of products. But that's a gripe I have. The number of "new games" that are basically exactly...
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Theory of Games reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread Phases of Growth in Game Design with Like.
Step 1) I have D&D BX verbatim with a house rule document. Never going to publish that. It would satisfy no one. Step 2) Never hear of...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations.That's long enough to make my point ;) You can assume that, but it wasn't written that way. He was making an entirely different point...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread D&D General Weapon Mastery - Yea or Nay?.If this were true, it wouldn't be as popular - marketing can only buy so much. The true beauty of D&D is GM Fiat: we can make the game...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread OSR What's Your Best Drop-In Content For A Sandbox?.Two hours? I've been in parties that spent longer than that buying gear at the local market :ROFLMAO: How big is your "sandbox"...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations."Actual Play" has been a thing since at least the late 70's, long before the "5th Generation". You could argue the entirety of the OSR...
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Theory of Games reacted to Cynicide's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with Like.
I've been playing since the Mentzer red box and his categories make sense to me for the most part. Some examples would have been nice...
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Theory of Games reacted to Merlecory's post in the thread D&D General Weapon Mastery - Yea or Nay? with Like.
Yes. A stronger warrior can more quickly and easily maneuver their weapon.