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Xenolith234 reacted to AlexofBarbaria's post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with
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Jacob has some good practical tips above. On the theory side, the reason this loop feels flat is it's not really a gameplay loop... -
Xenolith234 reacted to Misanthrope Prime's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons to Release Lorwyn: First Light, a New Digital Expansion Based on Magic: The Gathering World with
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Ramekin? Like what you make creme brulee in? -
Xenolith234 reacted to bloodtide's post in the thread D&D General Lethality, AD&D, and 5e: Looking Back at the Deadliest Edition with Like.
I'm not so sure it is "many people". There have always been some players that did not like character death. But, by in large, the...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Rempelstiltskin's post in the thread ToV Other than "It's not made by WotC", what's the elevator pitch for Tales of the Valiant? with Like.
I don't really have much to add after all the great posts explaining the differences. I'll say that as a 5E game, IMHO, ToV is more fun...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with
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I’m not sure what specifically ties this discussion to OSR games, but I do have some thoughts on dungeon crawls more broadly. The gaps... -
Xenolith234 replied to the thread ToV Other than "It's not made by WotC", what's the elevator pitch for Tales of the Valiant?.Don’t get me wrong, there’s some very cool spells in there - I’d overall just like to keep them for NPCs than deal with the...
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Xenolith234 reacted to John Quixote's post in the thread D&D General Why is "OSR style" D&D Fun For You? with Like.
Following on the heels of @Mannahnin's excellent summary, I have to ask, @Reynard, are you familiar with the five-part History of the...
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Xenolith234 reacted to prabe's post in the thread ToV Other than "It's not made by WotC", what's the elevator pitch for Tales of the Valiant? with Like.
I've bounced off of A5e every time I've tried to read any of it, so take my feelings on ToV with as much salt as you feel relevant--but...
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Xenolith234 replied to the thread ToV Other than "It's not made by WotC", what's the elevator pitch for Tales of the Valiant?.I think in combination with the 2014 DMG, the ToV one is great and the two add a lot of variant rules and tools that I desire.
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Xenolith234 reacted to John Quixote's post in the thread D&D General Why is "OSR style" D&D Fun For You? with Like.
I've never known a game where that's actually the case. One of the nice things about the OSR style is that feats are called magical...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Why is "OSR style" D&D Fun For You? with Like.
I've never really bought into that belief in regards to 5e.
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Xenolith234 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Why is "OSR style" D&D Fun For You? with Like.
To me, adventure in a D&D-like setting without the reasonable possibility of death is completely meaningless. 'Course, there're other...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Erik Alt's post in the thread D&D General Why is "OSR style" D&D Fun For You? with Like.
I love "old school" style because I never know if my character is gouing to die or become an important person in the world. The...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General Why is "OSR style" D&D Fun For You? with Like.
Once again you're assuming newer equals better. It's better in terns of being more popular. Kinda like Toyota doesn't mean its the...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Why is "OSR style" D&D Fun For You? with Like.
It depends on what virtues. Some ideas are contradictory. You have to pick one.