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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Talking uses up so much time. Debating action declarations, having conversations between PCs and NPCs, sidebars, back and forth...
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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
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I was kind of forced to get better at pacing because I run a lot of convention games. Not only do you have the usual time limit (4... -
Zzakael19 reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
It's funny, but I have been watching a ton of Actual Plays for weeks now, and I have yet to be able to observe any difference in the...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
100% I would also say that you are also condensing two axes - collaborative scene building and pre-plotted arcs. For example someone...
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Zzakael19 reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Zzakael19 reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
It seems to me that there may be a profitable distinction to be made between: 1. We are creating story with planned direction - 'OK in...
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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.
Let's spell this out and we'll see if it holds together. "Roleplaying games can be games, but they don't have to be". You see the...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart Sold Out in Two Weeks, Has Three-Year Plan in Place.Out of curiosity, what aspects of 5e do you prefer? Is it the more robust ecosystem? More straightforward adjudication? Grid combat? Etc?
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Zzakael19 reacted to Marandahir's post in the thread Daggerheart Sold Out in Two Weeks, Has Three-Year Plan in Place with Like.
I'm glad I bought a copy when I saw it on shelves at my FLGS back in the fall. I don't prefer it to 5E D&D, but I do like it!
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart Sold Out in Two Weeks, Has Three-Year Plan in Place.I enjoy DH’s exception based design, even if you need to kinda tell the player what it means in the moment. It lets you stay fiction -...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Hriston's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I thought the same thing, especially when the situation the GM is describing, the setting backstory, and the actions the players decide...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Actually good (interesting) Devil's Bargains are often outside the scope of the score, ideally wrapping in factions or Rivals/Allies and...
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Zzakael19 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
A further complication: a lot of RPG rulebooks don't really spell all of this out in detail. They leave it as an exercise for the...
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Zzakael19 reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
A great many people have difficulty switching between different systems of resolution. For instance: You want to escape the guards and...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".I’m way to in the moment and processing a ton of mental stuff when I GM to really keep tabs of how everything is coming together (it’s a...