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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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Upthread, @thefutilist posted this example - or pair of contrasting examples: The example gets its force in part by resting on an...
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I don't think the artha system of BW is doing what you say here. Artha is a largely metagame framework.It lets the player (and thus...
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The only possible answer is "yes". It is both things simultaneously, by construction--albeit not "dramatic" as that implies "I am a...
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It's not an example of "narrativist games". It's an example of MHRP/Cortex+ Heroic. Apocalypse World is a "narrativist game" - as...
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The big reason I am entirely unconcerned about min-maxed Experiences is that it's more efficient to spend a hope to give an ally...
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I think (only because I have gamed with this player for years), and I'll revisit this after Saturday to confirm... they mean more in the...
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Personally Survivor feels narrow enough for me assuming the player isn't a chancer. I.e. it seems like they'd mainly use it on rolls...
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Yeah, I'd ask "survivor of what?" If it's "Survive at all costs" that's going to mean different things then "survivor of the war" or...
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Oh it may even have been me! I have no doubt that it was brought up. I just don’t know in what context, or who brought it up first and...
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Well, all I can say is, I never do this. On exceedingly rare occasions, I may reflect and realize "y'know what, I never should have...
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Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th
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I think it's a bit higher than you're suggesting. D&D streams/podcasts, including ones which involved actual D&D designers playing...
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Oh the "optimizer" discussion, my only problem player in that regard has been a player who was just a freaking spotlight hog across the...
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Are there any major fiction-focused games out there that don’t have a GM with fictional authority apart from the spend of metacurrency...
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It literally is not. First off, CharOp in DH is limited in much the same way 5E is - we're talking PCs basically between 7/10 and 10/10...
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What do YOU plan on doing with Daggerheart?
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I mean, presumably dryads aren't the result of biological evolution, but magical creation? And we all know 100% of wizards and gods are...
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