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Online. I play face to face monthly, and DM online games twice weekly, but nobody in my current groups has the patience or VTT...
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Yeah. I think in in-person gaming, we tend to cover over that with inter-player communication and table cross-talk, while in online...
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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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Partner spells are a great idea. Have you considered spells that have a skill component? Where the caster or someone nearby needs to...
Friday at 7:52 AM
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So I’ve done a bit of this recently, I think I mentioned in another thread. Three groups over the last year or so. Mainly so I get do be...
Friday at 7:45 AM
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I went for the first time this year on the Sunday because board gaming friends were going and I really enjoyed it. I was surprised by...
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This year's UK Games Expo in Birmingham attracted more than 42,000 unique attendees this year, which represents a 7% increase over 2024...
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I'm just there to tell them what happens as a result of their decisions. The pace is in the player's hands. Which usually results in...
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That sounds about right. Agonizing over trivialites and spinning out simple tasks are commonplace round here. Reaching consensus is a...
Friday at 12:42 AM
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I definitely think that newer groups suffer that challenge more. Particularly online. Not wanting to offend or overstep leads to a very...
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Since we play only 2.5 hours every two weeks online, we try to be efficient, make decisions quickly and move the story forward. Most of...
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We can spend a whole session planning what to do next. Only to go pursue a totally different thing, sometime on another continent, on...
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After a player with largely one face to face DM for the last 25 years I realize that I’ve been pretty spoiled. I recently branched out...
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I would not have a problem with taking the feat and just missing out of the ability boost. Some might think the problem is having the...
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It makes the illusion fade for everyone who witness the illusion have a weapon pass through it unscathed. Seeing is believing. Being...
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