Wolfram stout's latest activity
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WWolfram stout reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread The Stakes of Classifying Games as Rules Lite, Medium, or Heavy? with
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How weird. Must be a generational thing. During the TSR era house rules and home brewing was expected. Too bad the DIY aspect of the... -
WWolfram stout replied to the thread D&D 5E How crunchy is D&D 5E.I rated it a 5 as an average. Character Generation (to me) is on the heavy side, once you are playing the game, it becomes much lighter.
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WWolfram stout reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D 5E Alphastream - Why No RPG Company Truly Competes with Wizards of the Coast with Like.
This always strikes me as a bit weird since there's a lot of similarity between CR and how we used to play back in the 1980s. Sure...
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WWolfram stout replied to the thread D&D General The Grid vs. Theater of the Mind vs. a Mix [a poll & discussion].I have been using some sort of physical representation since late 1st/early 2nd edition, when one of my DMs went off the deep end. Good...
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WWolfram stout replied to the thread The Stakes of Classifying Games as Rules Lite, Medium, or Heavy?.When I am looking at purchasing an RPG, if reviews use the terms Heavy & Crunchy together or Light & Narrative it becomes a much harder...
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WWolfram stout reacted to Mongoose_Matt's post in the thread "Tabletop RPG Workers Say Their Jobs Are No Fantasy" (article from WIRED) with Like.
Not sure how we would measure that qualification. However, I can say that if you are working full-time in an office with staff doing...
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WWolfram stout reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D 5E Don't play "stupid" characters. It is ableist. with Like.
It's in the thread title for a start. Admonishment is not a good way to convince anyone to change their behaviour, and it's certainly...
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WWolfram stout reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D 5E Don't play "stupid" characters. It is ableist. with Like.
Because engaging mentally and socially effectively in the game is part of the fun of the game for those who enjoy doing so. This would...
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WWolfram stout reacted to Doctor Futurity's post in the thread D&D 5E Don't play "stupid" characters. It is ableist. with Like.
I have a feeling that some of us (myself included) are not really grokking what the OP is talking about because we've never gamed with...
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WWolfram stout replied to the thread D&D General Psionics versus Spellcasting: A Deep-Dive into the Lore Separation Between the Two, and the Rivalry Between Them.Katherine Kurtz. Ok, that may not be enough to make a point. For some of us, Psionics in fantasy stem directly from the Deryni Novels...
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WWolfram stout replied to the thread Character vs. Campaign.D&D character gen is such a kitchen sink of options that in order to avoid the You meet in a Tavern (and the implied YOU WILL adventure...
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WWolfram stout reacted to Eric V's post in the thread D&D General Now That We Have HeroQuest, Do We Need D&D? with Like.
I originally read this as "who aren't tired yet," and it made perfect sense to me, at 46 with a bedtime closer to 9.
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WWolfram stout replied to the thread D&D General Now That We Have HeroQuest, Do We Need D&D?.Agreed. Last week when I was convinced that it would be at least mid-2022 or later before I could get Heroquest, I started digging into...
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WWolfram stout reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General Now That We Have HeroQuest, Do We Need D&D? with Like.
I question an assessment of Gloomhaven as "light".