Recent content by Warpiglet-7

This is a fact. We played lots of thieves and assassins in 1e, knowing they were at a disadvantage in many ways. But we could not resist it seemed… I think the issue now is most skill packages in 5e are transferable and can be gained in various ways. They aren’t essential…but people in my...

I think that is the culture now. But being old school in some ways, I go in knowing I could die. And that is fine. I want risk or it’s no fun for me. It seems a little? Less arbitrary…fewer one bad roll = death now. But I fondly remember falling into a pit of ghouls…and using magic and...

My friends and I are in our 50s. I r also play with our kids some. I love 5e. It took some getting used to but not a lot. When we want a tougher game we up the enemies, etc. And frankly if you start with 12 hit points it’s only 12 hit points…character at low levels can surely die in 5e...

We debate endlessly and participate in discussions and make comments. So it matters up to the point of motivating that much behavior at least. When every point ends with “think about the inclusion” this corporation is helping achieve or “you are blind to your biases” I do feel some urge to...

One big problem all people have is not having a realistic idea of intent and purpose when a business sends signals. I am not into mind reading with individuals, but companies are pretty transparent. The picture of the the blue guy sweeping the bearded guy off of his feet is not to me about...

nevermind. Beaten to the punch!

You are not wrong. But are there any pictures of male female romance in 5e? Or in ads? I don’t remember any. But maybe as you say it’s because I am blind to representations that are more common.

Life forced breaks upon me off and on over the years. I had a long boardgames run…then mostly Xbox. RPGs are labor intensive and hard to schedule. As a result, for my family and friends it often gets put off and delayed. I think part of my ongoing love for 5e is that I just have not played...

I think of it as a conflict… My overall thought is that humans irl battle with the drive to do right for the self but that this is in dynamic tension with our drive to do for others as social animals. The idea that most are neutral makes sense. And we have wicked people and also selfless...

If you don’t like the current direction, don’t buy it. It’s cyclical. More of what you like will make a comeback. I am a 1st, 3rd, 5th guy…skipping 2e, 3.5 revised and mostly 4e. If you don’t like the weather, make a great game with your pals and focus on that. 6e may bring u joy… But NOW...

Tolkien, Lucas, Stan Lee, Gygax Thinking about the coming together of fantasy, sci fi, gaming and comics/superheroes

Every edition so far both solves and creates problems. I think there were a few things 1e simply had “right” but the “right” just depends on your preferences. The more you toy with one thing, the more you break another. It’s ok as long as you can settle and choose and just move forward. We...

I did not connect that. Watched a number of episodes of one piece with my kid! But no idea where in the series…or if they were actually contiguous. That show is nuts!

Years ago while my wife and I were poor and in grad school, we co-played the windwaker In the Zelda series. She was the brains, I was the reflexes! Anyway, the joy of landing on a new island was genuine. It hard to explain the wonder I sometimes felt. If you could bottle that feeling of...

Don’t worry. My wife has you covered.