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Xamnam reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book with
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I’m late to this discussion, but Mass Effect was incredibly inconsistent in how they wrote Renegade Shepard. Sometimes Renegade Shep was... -
...my interpretation may deviate from more-common derogatory usage, but i've always read fantasy heartbreaker as an intensely-personal...
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Xamnam reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with Like.
A week or so ago I bought the Mythic Bastionland PDF, after a few people whose opinions I respect said good things about it. The...
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Xamnam reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
One reality/danger of message board discussions is stated opinions tend to retreat toward extremes. When, in reality, things are MUCH...
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Xamnam reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A fix for advantage/disadvantage stacking with Like.
Understandable. Personally, this is why I don’t really want to use Emphasis as he does, to make rolls more dramatic on his own whim. But...
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Xamnam reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
The annoying part to me is the framing that it's binary. That you are either pro-DM or pro-player, that no nuance exists. That just...
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Xamnam reacted to GobHag's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I want that turned on it's head personally and like I said, I much prefer if people are killed by Nazguls when they're Lancelots and not...
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Xamnam reacted to Belen's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Since we’re gaming tonight, I just polled my players. Not a single one has an issue with levels 1-2; however, discounting the experience...
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Xamnam reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
You should try running a club for beginners! Subclass is a whole new world at level 3; they are definitely not RPing their subclass...
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Xamnam reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book with Like.
Yeah I think the problem is when people start getting overzealous or knee-jerking, or start bringing in extraneous political/cultural...
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Xamnam reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book with Like.
It's obviously not a perfect metric, but it's probably the best Larian has. But @Xamnam gave an even better metric, using Mass Effect...
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Xamnam replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book.Plus, Mass Effect is a little flawed in that it really asks you to never waver once you've started down a path, given how you build up...
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Xamnam replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book.I think Mass Effect historically was the data point people relied on, 92% of players chose Paragon instead of Renegade...
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Xamnam reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General You Were Rolling Up a New Character, and Just Rolled a 3. What Is Your Reaction? with Like.
Generally love it, as long as it's attached to at least one interesting high stat. 3,10,10,13,16,17? Love it. 3,10,10,12,13,14? No way.
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Xamnam reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
I think calling design "lazy" is a fairly lazy criticism. The critic is looking at something they thought needed more time and work than...