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Xenolith234 reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting with
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Xenolith234 reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting with
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Tales of the Valiant's Game Masters Guide gives definitions for a bunch under the Adventures & Campaigns section (I like that they took... -
Xenolith234 reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting with
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No I violently disagree and in failing to demonstrate what the PCs still need within 5e you confirmed the problem. A setting can not... -
I think they’re more fun if they can be spotted, figured out, and circumvented by clever thinking rather than ability checks. The...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Belen's post in the thread Which Social Media Platforms Do You Use? with Like.
Thank you. This is my point. Social Media, at best, is casual surface engagement. At its worst, it is an algorithm driven horror show...
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Xenolith234 reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
There’s a solution for that. You don’t need all the complex rules mechanics to emulate physics. Let the referee decide. With a lifetime...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Game Balance, what is it to you, why is it important, and what if you all but threw it out? with Like.
1. Fantasy does not automatically mean all sense of verisimilitude is meaningless and literally anything goes. It certainly doesn't mean...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Best D&D 5e alternate ruleset? with Like.
Sure. But there is also room for mechanical subsystems that cover specific things, making it easier to use 5E for different subgenres...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Is 5E better because of Crawford and Perkins leaving? with Like.
5e tries to sound like it’s written in natural language, but there is a very specific functional technical logic to its phrasing. This...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Yaarel's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Is 5E better because of Crawford and Perkins leaving? with Haha.
I characterize the process as follows. 5e 2014 is a new kind of game engine. It sought the breakthru in understanding a game engine...
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Xenolith234 replied to the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+].It might be blasphemy, but…what if you just give the SD ancestries the same features as in Dolmenwood? Will the game break? I’m...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Tolkien’s Writing Desk on Auction at Christie's with Love.
That first edition of Warhammer—is that this one? Which I have on my shelf right here.
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Xenolith234 replied to the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+].I guess my question is this - is that not doable in order to maintain all of the flavor? Is that impossible without losing something in...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with Love.
I believe there are unofficial conversion projects underway. It wouldn't be crazy if Necrotic Gnome sold a conversion guide of their own...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with Like.
As I said, I don't see the systems being so different that you can't just make any needed conversions, thus preserving the flavor.