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TwoSix replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".If we're staying in the fictional frame and not referencing the mechanics, one of two things is happening. 1) Nothing that has stakes... -
TwoSix replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Real people make stupid decisions with easily avoidable consequences all the time. Characters who always make the appropriate...
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TwoSix reacted to Kannik's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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Just a quick aside for those reading this thread and unfamiliar with what might be termed more "narrative" games so that a wrong... -
TwoSix reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
No, it really is about your generally incoherent account of how Blades play works. I'm happy to disagree and walk away though, I don't...
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TwoSix reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
A consequence clock is just a way to be non-arbitrary about outcomes in a way the players can see. A goal clock is a way to be...
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TwoSix reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I didn't suggest he couldn't have played the game, only that he didn't understand it (you missed the sarcasm I think). It was a silly...
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TwoSix replied to the thread D&D Movie/TV There’s a Baldur’s Gate TV Show Coming!.Fair. But to a more positive spin on it, Scary Movie 3 was 20 years ago; TLoU and Chernobyl were much more recent. Sometimes people do...
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TwoSix reacted to GobHag's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
Like I said before, as someone that considers himself a modern player, I'd be more accepting if Humans aren't also designed to be the...
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I find D&D combat too limiting of my agency. The GM keeps telling me, "the Orc deftly stabs in under your shield and . . " and I'm all...
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TwoSix replied to the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer.Thanks for explicitly asking!
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TwoSix reacted to Mournblade94's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Then you would probably buy the things I wouldn't. Noted. Thanks for letting me know your buying pattern.
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TwoSix reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
It’s where author decision meta-mechanics can get tricky. Does the game assume that you the player wants their character to succeed...
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TwoSix reacted to Marandahir's post in the thread D&D General Best Place for Outlands (maybe Sigil) with Like.
I like the Outlands as a sort of extra-reality "Backrooms" of the setting – sort of a liminal space between the Material, the Astral...
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TwoSix reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General [+] More Robust 'Fantasy Race' Mechanics for D&D-alikes / Redeeming 'Race as Class' for Modern D&D [+] with Like.
You're inserting an adversarial slant to this relationship that is really not warranted. If there's bullying involved, this is not a...
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TwoSix replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Yep. The strength of the BitD approach, to me, is that everything is negotiated out in the open. The GM can't leverage "the module" or...