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Zzakael19 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Infiltration with a familliar.I like the PBTA “scout ahead” move some folks run: on a 10+ you pick from a list, on a 7-9 you can pick one from the list but there’s a...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again..I want to note how hilarious this is because most of these tags do not, actually, mean obvious things in the standard word sense or in...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again..Oh absolutely. This holds true for many acculturation things! I had this driven home to me by playing Destiny 2 (the online 3rd person...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again. with
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I think people long settled in the D&D-adjacent sphere have no idea how much more one-off the spell system usually included is to even... -
Zzakael19 reacted to Hriston's post in the thread What's the hardest attribute to effectively role-play? with Like.
I would imagine that quite a few who "play around the numbers", myself included, do so as a strategy for success rather than an attempt...
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Zzakael19 reacted to DragonLancer's post in the thread What's the hardest attribute to effectively role-play? with Like.
I'm with Hriston here. To me, the numbers are just a game mechanic to determine the outcome of an action that requires a roll. The...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Hriston's post in the thread What's the hardest attribute to effectively role-play? with Like.
To answer the OP's question, I don't find that any of the abilities make roleplaying more difficult because, as a player, I play my...
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Zzakael19 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
My solution to this problem is to not play with bad players.
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Zzakael19 reacted to Olgar Shiverstone's post in the thread We All Won – The OGL Three Years Later with Like.
Haven't bought a WOTC product or licensed product since the scandal, and have no plans to. After great products like Dolmenwood, the...
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ZWe have seen WotC respond to fan movements on a few occasions. Whether ENWorld matters is really more of a question of whether old...
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Zzakael19 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Railroading is not about the agency of the characters. It's about the agency of the players. A simple example: if my PC is possessed by...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread D&D General Hasbro CEO Says AI Integration Has Been "A Clear Success".It is not the output, which is why in the US nothing done by Gen AI is currently copywritable under “human creation” standards.
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Zzakael19 reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with Like.
i won't deny what you're saying, but i will say i wish 5e had something equivalent to the half level bonus as a base mechanic (i know...
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Zzakael19 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with Like.
The gap between Paragon and Epic is particularly notable. But you're right that even Paragon tier PCs are remarkable in power. Well, in...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again..Spells caused far and away the most “wait, what? How does this work” play stoppages with my “new to TTRPGs” 5e group as we played...