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Sure, so it’s cool I didn’t say that! I just said that the wing of play which spends a lot of time and focus on the idea both in its...
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This too, kinda going along @RenleyRenfield 's point WRT Tengu. I'll contrast this with a Forged in the Dark game I've run called...
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My first thought when reading OP's post was this topic: D&D General - Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties It does seem...
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Exactly that. When I say player skill, that's exactly what I mean. Players solving problems with their ingenuity and brains rather than...
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There can be, sure. A heavily optimized high tactics play table is going to look very different then one where people get together to BS...
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Yeah, I've definitely heard people say they were super interested in some aspect of this world or that one, I just haven't seen it in...
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I think zakael19 is on the right track in the sense that the thing that makes setting lore matter to the players... is the players. It...
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Just want to reiterate that I'm not sure I've seen the concept of "player skill" show up as a desired aspect of play outside of like...
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In Moldvay B/X Basic the only example I can find is an optional rule on page B60. Everything else is 2d6 based (reaction rolls, morale)...
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Last time we talked about this ("how do you get your players to care about your setting" was the thread I think), I said that having...
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I refer to a female deity as a "god" (not goddess), for the same reason as to female agriculturalist as a "farmer" (not farmerette): to...
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I like how Elemental sorcerers have an ability to use their control of elemental magic as an additional Experience basically, merging...
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I was talking about spells specifically, yes.
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6! Each domain has 3 L1 cards and you can choose between them (edit: unless you were specifically pointing at “spells”). Dont forget...
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Good to know. If we're talking D&D, Intelligence "as written" says there's a modifier to dice rolls. That's it. There's nothing that...
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