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Thomas Shey reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with
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Over the course of a single attack you may not notice, you're likely to notice over the course of a session. But over an entire combat... -
Thomas Shey reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
And mine is that different games are different. MCing Apocalypse World is very different from GMing a PF2E Adventure Path is very...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.I'm a massive fan of 50's SF films, but I'm very cautious about which ones I recommed, and knowing the specific person is usually a...
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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.
Despite all the kind of dopey decisions happening with NASA and government-funded science right now, this one actually makes sense...
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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.
My kids give me baffled looks when I try to explain the cultural impact of the Vietnam War. It's just too far back for them now.
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Thomas Shey reacted to Ryujin's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Yup. Given the film credits that many places have, shooting elsewhere can be even more of a financial burden to production. "Z-Nation"...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.Not really. 4e had the virtue that you had to make some effort to fall into a genuinely incompetent character design, even without...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.Once you've got filming set up in a particular area, its just really easy to keep doing so. Just the expense of travelling and...
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Thomas Shey reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with Like.
It's never been an issue with my games. Probably in part because I don't care how the player runs their character but also because if...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.I think to insert "exact" into that is misreading people's posts.
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread The official EN World puppy/doggo thread.Our new groomer suggested giving some pumpkin puree to one of our dogs to help address what he thought might be some digestive issues...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Ondath's post in the thread What Systems Could Use More Attention? with Like.
Given its very quick character creation and the fact that each adventure is supposed to last around a session, I'd say it's actually a...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What Systems Could Use More Attention?.Maybe? At least with pre-gens? There isn't a massive amount of special casing you have to learn when you start out, and the basic...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What Systems Could Use More Attention?.I suffer from the fact most games I pay attention to don't strike me as great choices for one-shots.
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.As I said, a position I don't agree with the premise so I don't agree with the conclusion. Exact balance in every situation is missing...