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i think you may be seeing this backwards ridcully, they are not being 'reduced' to being a skill monkey, being a skillmonkey is a... -
Thomas Shey replied to the thread Why do we need thieves??.Again, what about either the first post in this thread or where the thread is located makes you think this is about D&D specifically...
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The AD&D DMG (p 55, in the section on "Waterborne Adventures") has rules for this; I don't think they're especially good: Swimming will...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with
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I suppose, but if you want a character with lots of mechanical widgets (which apparently isn't a deal breaker for a lot of gamers... -
Thomas Shey replied to the thread What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?.Got delivery yesterday on the Curseborne PDF from Onyx Path.
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Why do we need thieves??.i've got to say, @Staffan, that by the time you've gotten down to that much wiggle in classes I don't really see the point in them...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
And sometimes it's not either, but the context of your prior relationship with the listener, including what's been said before.
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Why do we need thieves??.That seems more like wanting a system with professions than classes. I'm not actually sure I understand the point with still having...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Not mutually exclusive, you know.
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Why do we need thieves??.It was probably an extrapolation from the various suprise and secret door checks that were applied in various situation. I would not be...
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Oh, that's interesting. I see two distinctions here: Backstab isn't a distinct action declaration, it's a modifier to an action that...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Why do we need thieves??.Just as a side note, the first version of the ranger I saw (admittedly in the SR rather than an actual book, but the TSR people seemed...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
The buyer at my local grocery store loves all of the freaky Oreo, Pop-Tart flavors and novelty Coca-Cola flavors. Some of the less crazy...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Why do we need thieves??.You can make a distinction between things that simply "work" (in that if there is a resolution roll associated with them, they are...
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In this sense/context, how is a "skill" different from a "power" that isn't just (slightly) different mechanics? Is it just that...