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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties.No, my answer indicated what some of them think is evidence of those things. It in no way said that was actually the case. You asked... -
I didn't buy anything during the Cyber Monday sale, mainly because I bought Call of Duty: WW2 on sale a few weeks ago and still haven't...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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So for the past decade or so, I’ve done 90%+ of my annual CLE (continuing legal education) courses online. I only attend in person when... -
Thomas Shey reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Yeah, I've definitely heard people say they were super interested in some aspect of this world or that one, I just haven't seen it in...
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Thomas Shey reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Lore matters to players when it matters to their characters. Lore matters to the characters when it has an immediate and direct impact...
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Thomas Shey reacted to payn's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
It did for me. I cant speak for the OP. My view is that Paizo was able to suit both the generic and unique setting lore. I dont know, I...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.When you're talking about it--as that poster appears to be--in the context of what the players are doing and why--of course it is...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General Mapping: How Do You Do It?.Except I wasn't clear from your first post what the actual premise was. At first I was trying to figure out if you meant whether a GM...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General Mapping: How Do You Do It?.Over and above any general feeling about maps, that seems to limit the kind of structures you can use there, and of course its of no use...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General Mapping: How Do You Do It?.I'm sorry, I think I either missed or forgot context for what you're talking about here.
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General Mapping: How Do You Do It?.Again, I disagree. If you think both of those are required to be "exploration", then you're going to have to supply a word for a game...
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Check your map memory skill again to see if you pass! Its the oldest trick in the book to deliver XP.
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Thomas Shey reacted to payn's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think there is a lot of relying on the tried and true recipes and not trying to step in it when constructing a unique species and it's...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.Well, the simple answer to that for at least some people is that they like the set dressing and stat bonus. They don't need another...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties.No, but since I'm usually talking about what I think gamers as a group think (and when I'm not, I try to make that clear), you're going...