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Zzakael19 reacted to UnplayedRanger's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with
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I don't think I've ever been "immersed" in a ttrpg, so I don't really get it when peopel talk about distrupting it. I have been engaged... -
Zzakael19 reacted to nyvinter's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
And if you're uncertain, ask your players about things that their characters would know. Don't do "what do you see in the chest?" but...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
First of all,we should not take anything the Alexandrian writes particularly seriously. Second, asking players to fill in details...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart General Thread [+].I’m looking forward to seeing the Vault / recall stuff in play. Looks like there’s some interesting build potential there with 0 / 1...
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ZSchool of Knowledge has better access to their Vault anyway, as they get the reduced Recall Cost feature. I'm fine with 5 Domain Cards...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
Booth Draw Steel and Pathfinder Second Edition put substantially more effort into non-combat mechanics than D&D typically does.
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Zzakael19 reacted to Hermes_Alexandria's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
Draw Steel has very detailed mechanics for out-of-combat Tests, Negotiations and Downtime proceedures. Whilst players can simply roll...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
I think the common comparison to 4ed is apt, as I think they are both in the positional tactics niche; tough they do it somewhat...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Seramus's post in the thread Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart with Like.
Specifically for PBP, I couldn't make the DH initiative work in a reasonable timeframe (reasonable to me being everyone goes at least...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Seramus's post in the thread Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart with Like.
Agreed, and I wish more GM's operated as conversation facilitators. It's something I actively do in my own games as GM, especially the...
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ZI noticed this and am sure it's intentional. There's a common and well-evidenced theory of game design that basically people can only...
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ZSo, my group and I have run several one-shots, and now started our first long-form campaign. I've gone through the rulebook a couple...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Staffan's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
No. It's more similar to 4e except there are no daily powers. Characters have a set of abilities, some of which can be used at will and...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart.Honestly this is where GM as facilitator comes in. I’m constantly managing the conversation in online and in person play, calling out...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill".A game culture/system which emphasizes player skill at the game does so over any concerns of metagaming that aren't straight up cheating...