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Xamnam reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities with
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It's not really the transformation that's problematic. It isn't even really about invoking a consequence. It's more about the idea... -
Xamnam reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I really don't think GMs or other players at the table should be auditing one's roleplaying performance.
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Xamnam reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I mean, my general expectation (and what I do for my own 5e characters) is that a low stat (generally anything at <=7) will have some...
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Xamnam reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
IQ is nearly useless as a model for intelligence. I feel like we've hit 88 miles an hour and gone back in time to 1973 for our...
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Xamnam reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Also, there’s the chance that the low-Charisma character could conceivably succeed on every Charisma-based check they ever have to make...
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Xamnam reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Ok, let's say I roll up a character and end up with a 3...a three...in Charisma. I come up with a story about my character, about her...
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Xamnam reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
No. they acknowledge that Int modifies certain die rolls, so those aspects must be relfected. But that isn't the only thing these...
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Xamnam reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
It's not about what's allowed and what is not allowed. For some groups and players, it would be acceptable, others would set boundaries...
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Xamnam reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Late to the thread but my definition is pretty straightforward: railroading is when a player's action declaration would ruin the plot... -
Xamnam reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread We All Won – The OGL Three Years Later with Like.
I disagree. The CC license is much more sweeping and permissive than the OGL was and there's even less question about it being revocable...
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Xamnam reacted to SlyFlourish's post in the thread We All Won – The OGL Three Years Later with Like.
Read the first line of my post again please. Let me save you the click "I'm working on a show topic for my Lazy RPG Talk Show tomorrow...
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Xamnam reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities with Like.
Most questions about RPGs, especially trad-leaning ones, are ultimately questions about the division of authority between GMs and...
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Xamnam reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I made the distinction between “a railroad” as a noun and “railroading” as a verb up thread. I think it’s an important one. Linearity in...
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OP did? I think I read a different original post . . . Shea put forth an idea, an argument, then asked for feedback. He's not telling...
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Xamnam reacted to RangerWickett's post in the thread Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk? with Like.
A fair bit of the steampunk I've seen has a more romantic view of exploration, discovery, invention. New creations and new horizons are...