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Zzakael19 reacted to JohnSnow's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Because "better" is subjective. I find streamlining to be what I think of as "modern." I don't (personally) like looking up tables. I... -
Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart Sold Out in Two Weeks, Has Three-Year Plan in Place.So I was looking at DS! and 4e’s monsters (as well as the fiction-first style stuff for PBTAs) and thinking about this, and I think the...
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Zzakael19 reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Our group plays a WIDE variety of games. So for us Plot, Story, and Play to Find Out are not all talking about the same potato, but...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread D&D General [Name Change]Red Hand of Doom Conversions.Very cool! Yeah, that scene is too good not to show the players, and it sets the scene so well for their slow feeling out of what’s...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Matrix Sorcica's post in the thread D&D General [Name Change]Red Hand of Doom Conversions with Like.
I don't remember the details, it's been 15 years... But heavily foreshadowing of Kul during the campaign, and then some clue at the...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".I’d say there’s a couple different aspects here (and this is a yes, and). Presenting an invading army that will overwhelm the defenses...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Essentially, at any given moment, the player may choose to do anything (within the context of the fiction and rules). So if you decide...
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Zzakael19 reacted to bedir than's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I agree with all of this, except the idea that "stories have a structure...RPGs are messy" Stories are quite messy. Two people can read...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread D&D General [Name Change]Red Hand of Doom Conversions.How did you link to the fane? Did you on-screen Azar Kul more and frame it as a decap strike or something?
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart Sold Out in Two Weeks, Has Three-Year Plan in Place.I'll say that compared to the profiles on the Incredible Creatures page, the ones in Mike's book are a lot "tighter" written. They...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart Sold Out in Two Weeks, Has Three-Year Plan in Place.I did today! It does kinda emphasize that DH's adversary design can feel a little flat IMHO, but really does fill in the fiction of a...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
In all honesty you need to find better games. One of the things I look for in a game I'm considering for a campaign is whether there at...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Huh, well, I don't think I completely agree. My first disagreement is that contract bridge players are somehow the straight equivalent...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
See, that's sort of exactly what I'm taking shots at. I used contract bridge, a very old and very popular game as an example, and this...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
It's possible that you are overestimating the amount of deep thinking the average player does about game mechanics. I don't disagree...