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UngainlyTitan replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head.This matches up with how I imagine to be the case. I am not sure the "Franchise model" will make much difference here. I am of the... -
UngainlyTitan reacted to WinningerR's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with
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Nothing prevented it, but nothing required it either. The four groups frequently collaborated, but only on initiatives they all agreed... -
UngainlyTitan reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General Wearing a lantern on your belt? with Like.
Like I said, the first versions used candles:
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UngainlyTitan replied to the thread D&D General Wearing a lantern on your belt?.I wonder how they managed the heat. Maybe the handle or clip on part was not metallic?
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UngainlyTitan reacted to WinningerR's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with Like.
I'll translate. Until now, the D&D brand was carved up into a few separate pieces, each managed different senior leaders. During my...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to mmadsen's post in the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish) with Like.
All models are wrong, but some are useful. Some rules are much less realistic than others. And some rulesets “crowd out” human judgment...
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UngainlyTitan replied to the thread OSR Healing tweak - proportionality.Congratulations, you have reinvented healing surges from 4e.
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UngainlyTitan replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).The best lesson in this that I ever had, back in the late eighties, 2 friends were playing some flavour of modern micros, (1/300, if I...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish) with Like.
Explicitly, that has been part of D&D's rules since the beginning. 3E attempted to quantify it somewhat with its "coup de grace" rules...
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UngainlyTitan replied to the thread D&D General Blessing of the Lone Champion: what's the best pick for a solo adventurer?.Anything other than straight fighter or barbarians.
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UngainlyTitan replied to the thread Realistic Combat that's Simple(ish).Agreed with regard to 3 and 4e but I think with 5e it is as much habit as anything else. The advice to not ask for a D20 test unless the...
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UngainlyTitan replied to the thread D&D General Wearing a lantern on your belt?.I am pretty sure they were carbide lamps, which were not that big, as compared to an oil lantern and according to an earlier post were...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Wearing a lantern on your belt? with Like.
Miners did stick candles on their helmets before electric lamps.
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General Wearing a lantern on your belt? with Like.
Gotta admit, this is a new one to me. I've never had a player even suggest this one. Yeah, no. Lantern on belt is a no-no. It just...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General Wearing a lantern on your belt? with Like.
Magic lantern maybe, but oil burning lantern no way.