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Gosh, DH works really well for Modern Urban Fantasy. We had to figure out a way to hide redcap corpses in a University Quad before their...
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I was all excited thinking it would be about playing Daggerheart in Eberron. It's not. It's a generic chat with Keith Baker and both...
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To be fair, the Essentials classes are pretty terrible.
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That -could- have been really cool, yes. But also a lot of classes just don't -have- a bonus action for most turns. Clerics can Healing...
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This ties back into the questions about balance and system assumptions though. In a game like Dungeon World, I may very well say exactly...
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Yeah, and then that lets you tie it into certain class Exertion abilities to show off "yeah, this is a dodgy fighter" or whatever; or...
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Not specifically, no. I want the combats to play out more or less like the game is designed to, which we can't really know until we get...
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I absolutely did, were there specific elements of the post that confused you and needed additional discussion? If you want to delve into...
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Daggerheart’s environments are a nice extension of things like lair effects without needing to go into full grid-level work. One...
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No more Bonus Actions. So part of the idea, here, is to streamline combat a bunch. Something like Barbarian Rage would go from being a...
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Nope, not at all. DS! has done a ton of play testing and has really tight and fairly flat math. The system is very intentional. Talents...
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I mean sure but I was just tossing examples out there! Easy solution is make it 1/encounter when you… Even more interesting might be to...
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Totally get that. It was also hell on wheels to try and build anything for because of the powers structure. SO repetitive to make a 30...
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It absolutely can work, it just needs heavy testing & balancing within interlocking systems. See: the DS! Talent and their choices...
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Yes. Personally I had a love-hate with 4e powers. I loved the key words and flexibility of it all, I loved the narrative description...
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