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Thomas Shey replied to the thread I surveyed 200+ TTRPG players on what they wanted from a game. Here's what it taught me about campaign longevity..While I don't exactly disagree with this, I have to note that being too casual here is industry poison, in the sense that if you teach... -
Thomas Shey reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread I surveyed 200+ TTRPG players on what they wanted from a game. Here's what it taught me about campaign longevity. with
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That is essentially how it's been done since the hobby began. And that has worked out for a lot of people. Heck, I might even suggest it... -
Thomas Shey replied to the thread Best Horror Role Playing Game.The problem I could see happening was what filter they saw "horror" through; someone going in for cosmic horror, someone expecting...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Sunday Nonsense: Which TTRPG Systems Survive.I could easily have had Savage Worlds, Hero and GURPS if I'd let myself (as it was, I think I just subbed in 2D20 for GURPS...)
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.Take care.
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Thomas Shey reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Speaking of reading at all, I’m taking another hiatus. Family health care crises need more brain than I have; ice go to scrape together...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Sunday Nonsense: Which TTRPG Systems Survive.Well, the third one I care about is Pathfinder 2e, so in some ways I consider them as different spots on the same line (though there are...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Best Horror Role Playing Game.That sounds like second edition. There's a reason TriTac games are one of the commonest ones to be run with other systems--clever...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Sunday Nonsense: Which TTRPG Systems Survive.I just realized I had to resist picking "Generic/Universal Systems Numbers One, Two and Three."
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Sunday Nonsense: Which TTRPG Systems Survive.Notably, 13th Age is the only D&D-adjacent I've run in a decade, and one of the only two others I'd consider was Shadow of the Weird...
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Thomas Shey reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
For sure. I've said this in the past, but if my current game tables dried up, I'd more than likely just move on from the hobby rather...
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Thomas Shey reacted to prabe's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
Some of the people who game at the tables I run had been friends for a decade or two (and people I've played a lot of board games with)...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?.This is one of those things that can vary immensely. I've seen the sentiment before, but I've had people I've known for decades who I...
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Thomas Shey reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
I think the problem here is if those people are terrible players and you have to kick them out of the game that monday meeting is twice...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?.Personally, I suspect you could have removed "poorly-known" from that and still been more right than not. One of the things that makes...