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Xamnam reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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Xamnam reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles? with Like.
Here's the core challenge of the rest model. The game, as designed, is based on challenging the party through resource attrition. If...
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Xamnam reacted to Ulorian - Agent of Chaos's post in the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles? with Like.
Honestly, this seems like a white room problem that would never present itself to most folks. In the real world, if you get a DM and a...
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Xamnam reacted to jayoungr's post in the thread D&D General The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles? with Like.
Here's the thing, though. Taking LTH is my group signaling how they want to play. They want to be able to have a lot of control over...
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Xamnam reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
FWIW, part of the Threat Roll redux in Harper's Deep Cuts is designed to alleviate some of these issues he'd seen around the internet in...
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Xamnam reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General So how do Half-Elfs feel different to Elfs? with Like.
They weren’t cut, they just don’t have explicit PC stats in the PHB. They still exist, and can be played a number of ways, from using...
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Xamnam reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Yeah idk, the book is widely accepted to have some serious organizational issues which maybe results in people getting a little lost...
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Xamnam reacted to Campbell's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Pacing is also incredibly subjective and really dependent on the audience / play group. I am very happy with the pacing of the games my...
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Xamnam reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
To me it is perfectly clear that what is happing in any RPG play is story creation. This goes for trad games where players merely...
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I guess maybe we’re using the word differently? I don’t see using a name given to me by (an AI or anyone else) as my creativity. I think...
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Xamnam reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
I don't know a lot of people who know RPG "theory", but I have RL several players/GMs in my groups who quite enjoy discussing ways to...
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Xamnam reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I mean, you're under no obligation to be constructive. But I generally view the times I'm not acting positively and constructively as...
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Xamnam reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I don't think anyone is under an obligation to accept whatever IP holders shovel at them. But I think that endless whinging about new...
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Xamnam reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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To be fair, I would not be opposed to a /rant thread. :) like, I have no idea how to keep that from spiraling out of control. (dont... -
Xamnam reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Love.
Again, that's tough. I don't really have an answer for that either. I have never had a new edition of Forgotten Realms, Vampire...